Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- October 28, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)    9.57 -20.61  5.90 - 1.46 34.91 + 4.70 64.43 - 2.94
0-20 (D1)    6.18 -13.96 11.94 + 0.29 20.55 + 0.37 60.86 - 1.27
0-10 (D2)    2.20 - 7.88 15.82 + 0.48  6.65 - 3.48 48.52 + 0.31
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 - 0.71  1.57 - 3.56 37.83 - 0.87
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 - 0.43  0.00 - 2.06  0.00 - 0.50
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered