| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- August 26, 2006 |
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| Percentile Range |
Short-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
Long-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
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| Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | |
| 0-30 (D0) | 41.07 | +10.88 | 77.94 | - 6.58 | 54.36 | +24.15 | 88.08 | + 0.68 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 26.70 | + 6.56 | 74.79 | - 5.61 | 37.53 | +17.35 | 86.17 | + 1.87 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 8.73 | - 1.35 | 55.74 | - 5.94 | 10.51 | + 0.38 | 64.68 | - 0.29 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 3.38 | - 1.72 | 51.26 | - 0.97 | 3.48 | - 1.65 | 57.31 | + 1.09 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.28 | - 1.79 | 37.48 | - 0.28 | 0.64 | - 1.42 | 51.78 | + 0.00 |
| *Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932
- 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center. **Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered |
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