Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southwest Climate Division

Illinois, Climate Division 08

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.) 2.35 2.93 8.4 10.54 11.06 13.3 14.97 19.85 26.1 27.42 29.77 33.21 46.88 54.12 74.77 97.5 119.57 165.65 219.18 273.56
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -1.67 -3.71 -1.15 -2.14 -5.07 -5.93 -7.57 -6.17 -3.6 -6.31 -8.43 -9.23 -5.12 -7.65 -10.24 -6.77 -7.96 -4.38 6.73 18.71
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 58 44 88 83 69 69 66 76 88 81 78 78 90 88 88 94 94 97 103 107
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 22.7 4 39.5 29.1 10.1 8.6 4.9 11.5 27.1 14.3 8.8 8.3 26.8 19.7 15.9 29 27.7 39.9 65.9 84.1
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.75 -1.75 -0.26 -0.55 -1.28 -1.36 -1.65 -1.2 -0.61 -1.07 -1.35 -1.39 -0.62 -0.85 -1 -0.55 -0.59 -0.25 0.41 1