Drought Coverage per Short- and Long-Term Indicator Blends

Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- June 25, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   56.55 +26.37 93.65 - 3.38 49.25 +19.04 84.09 + 2.85
0-20 (D1)   48.41 +28.27 96.37 + 1.74 29.09 + 8.90 76.38 - 0.06
0-10 (D2)   26.48 +16.41 93.70 + 0.72 11.37 + 1.25 67.73 - 0.57
0-5 (D3)   12.92 + 7.81 91.31 + 0.66  5.12 - 0.01 67.25 + 0.59
0-2 (D4)    2.34 + 0.27 74.44 - 0.66  2.28 + 0.22 75.62 + 0.11
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered