Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northwest Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 01

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of May 2025)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 2.1 4.66 7.22 7.48 7.53 8.17 11.25 12.09 12.55 15.08 18.05 27.46 42.41 45.61 62.7 74.88 86.07 112.7 133.42 165.7
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -1.85 -1.97 -1.01 -1.57 -2.19 -2.42 -0.62 -1.76 -4.45 -5.49 -6.06 -1.11 5.6 6.43 5.54 7.18 0.39 -1.58 -9.51 -5.97
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 53 70 88 83 77 77 95 87 74 73 75 96 115 116 110 111 100 99 93 97
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 13.9 20 38.5 30.7 22 20.9 45.5 33.1 12.1 8.3 8.7 43.4 82.6 84.6 77.4 80.9 53.1 45.6 22.7 33.9
Standardized Precipitation Index -1.08 -0.84 -0.29 -0.5 -0.77 -0.81 -0.11 -0.44 -1.17 -1.39 -1.36 -0.16 0.94 1.02 0.75 0.87 0.08 -0.11 -0.75 -0.41