Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 22, 2009
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   15.59 -14.59 18.52 + 6.40 25.27 - 4.94 45.41 - 1.25
0-20 (D1)    8.71 -11.43 20.99 + 1.67 16.62 - 3.56 50.02 - 0.58
0-10 (D2)    2.84 - 7.23 21.79 - 0.92  5.29 - 4.83 42.25 + 0.34
0-5 (D3)    1.10 - 4.00 26.64 + 0.06  1.75 - 3.38 39.55 + 0.48
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 - 0.28  0.27 - 1.79 41.35 + 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