Standardized Precipitation Index Table

North Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 02

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Jul. 2026)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 5.95 9.3 11.54 16.03 18.43 18.81 19.63 20.36 21.93 23.96 25.88 30.14 48.74 57.01 66.37 95.58 105.95 133.09 165.27 189.19
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 1.99 0.57 -1.45 0.1 0.67 0.13 0.1 -0.27 -0.3 -0.52 -2.11 -1.86 3.74 6.33 2.38 12.97 9.98 5.13 5.28 -2.86
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 150 106 89 101 104 101 101 99 99 98 92 94 108 112 104 116 110 104 103 99
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 86.3 62 36.7 54.3 59.3 54.3 53.9 50.4 49.9 48.2 36 38.9 71.6 80.1 62.9 90.4 83.5 67.1 65.8 43.5
Standardized Precipitation Index 1.09 0.3 -0.34 0.11 0.23 0.11 0.1 0.01 0 -0.04 -0.36 -0.28 0.57 0.84 0.33 1.3 0.98 0.44 0.41 -0.16