Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 31, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)    8.42 -21.77  4.30 - 4.16 26.67 - 3.54 49.12 - 2.84
0-20 (D1)    3.24 -16.90  4.55 - 3.01 14.33 - 5.86 42.84 - 1.00
0-10 (D2)    0.14 - 9.94  2.51 - 0.25  5.93 - 4.20 45.47 - 0.17
0-5 (D3)    0.14 - 4.96 10.93 + 0.14  2.35 - 2.78 46.13 - 0.89
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.78 - 0.28 70.29 + 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