Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Gulf Climate Division

Alabama, Climate Division 08

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Apr. 2026)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 2.19 4.82 6.61 9.49 15.1 15.68 19.83 21.28 28 31.75 39.08 47.82 63.73 80.52 111.33 138.95 164.08 230.31 297.41 366.71
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -2.66 -5.91 -9.03 -10.88 -10.38 -13.52 -12.75 -16.88 -16.54 -20.13 -18.63 -14.46 -14.27 -11.09 -13.37 -15.07 -23.04 -19.43 -14.91 -8.16
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 45 45 42 47 59 54 61 56 63 61 68 77 82 88 89 90 88 92 95 98
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 20.9 8.2 1.9 1.4 3.7 1.8 3.3 1 1.4 0.4 1.3 6 11.3 19.2 17.8 18.1 9.5 17 25.7 37.6
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.81 -1.39 -2.08 -2.2 -1.79 -2.09 -1.84 -2.33 -2.2 -2.62 -2.23 -1.55 -1.21 -0.87 -0.92 -0.91 -1.31 -0.96 -0.65 -0.31