Standardized Precipitation Index Table

North Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 02

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.) 2.49 2.72 3.73 5.17 5.33 8.63 10.79 13.05 15.28 18.62 22.07 24.7 30.19 33.45 54.55 63.01 82.69 110.66 150.6 200.52
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.69 -0.02 0.14 0.5 -0.92 0.12 -1.27 -3.02 -4.68 -6.09 -6.88 -7.17 -5.27 -6.98 -9.29 -9.34 -13.09 -17.16 -9.33 8.51
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 138 99 104 111 85 101 89 81 77 75 76 78 85 83 85 87 86 87 94 104
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 79.6 54.9 58.9 67 35.3 55.7 38.4 22.5 12.5 8.2 8.6 9.3 18.6 12.9 13.2 14.3 10.1 8 26 71.5
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.83 0.12 0.22 0.44 -0.38 0.14 -0.3 -0.76 -1.15 -1.39 -1.37 -1.32 -0.89 -1.13 -1.12 -1.07 -1.28 -1.41 -0.64 0.57