Standardized Precipitation Index Table

West Climate Division

Illinois, Climate Division 03

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Mar. 2024)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 3.22 3.43 6.63 9.71 10.4 13.17 14.59 19.38 23.22 24.88 27.24 29.25 37.09 42.74 63.35 78.38 105.03 140.3 186.14 228.16
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.47 -0.89 0.58 1.75 0.13 0.14 -2.23 -0.96 -0.98 -3.66 -5.58 -7.15 -5.35 -6.7 -9.51 -7.46 -4.25 -5.39 4.08 9.82
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 117 79 110 122 101 101 87 95 96 87 83 80 87 86 87 91 96 96 102 104
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 68.5 32.8 65 80.1 55.5 54.9 30.1 43.6 44.5 26.3 17.1 12 21.7 18.3 15.1 23.3 36.3 35.2 61.6 73
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.48 -0.45 0.38 0.84 0.14 0.12 -0.52 -0.16 -0.14 -0.64 -0.95 -1.18 -0.78 -0.9 -1.03 -0.73 -0.35 -0.38 0.3 0.61