Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northeast Climate Division

Iowa, 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.) 2.07 2.39 4.33 5.66 5.92 9.14 12.47 13.84 17.53 19.88 22.27 24.71 30.48 36.28 59.81 70.85 90.64 126.2 171.59 227.51
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.06 -0.69 0.19 0.19 -1.45 -0.71 -1.14 -3.79 -4.24 -6.61 -8.38 -9.06 -7.43 -7.43 -7.88 -6.74 -10.93 -9.33 2.06 24.03
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 103 78 105 104 80 93 92 79 81 75 73 73 80 83 88 91 89 93 101 112
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 59.1 31.8 59.7 58.6 26.4 41.7 40.4 17.7 17.2 8.5 5.5 5.1 10.8 12.8 18.5 24.2 16.2 25 56.4 91.6
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.23 -0.47 0.25 0.22 -0.63 -0.21 -0.24 -0.93 -0.95 -1.37 -1.6 -1.64 -1.24 -1.14 -0.9 -0.7 -0.99 -0.67 0.16 1.38