Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 31, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)    9.24 -20.95  5.37 - 0.67 32.47 + 2.26 59.59 - 5.09
0-20 (D1)    2.82 -17.32  3.59 - 1.51 21.13 + 0.94 61.72 - 2.33
0-10 (D2)    0.43 - 9.65  4.39 - 0.18  8.76 - 1.37 57.74 - 1.62
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 + 0.00  4.42 - 0.71 63.89 - 0.42
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.26 - 0.80 63.63 - 0.61
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered