Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 05

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Apr. 2026)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 6.36 8.6 9.24 10.41 11.36 12.92 15.27 17.21 20.42 31.24 37.95 41.14 48.22 53.17 77.58 87.45 104.43 133.51 164.02 191.66
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 3.22 3.49 3.11 3.33 3.1 2.93 2.85 1.19 0.53 7.36 9.3 8.19 9.16 10.23 11.72 11.68 5.74 1.87 -0.63 -6.05
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 203 168 151 147 138 129 123 107 103 131 132 125 123 124 118 115 106 101 100 97
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 96.4 94.3 91.8 93.4 91.2 86.5 83 65 57.7 91.8 94 90.2 90.2 91.8 89.7 88.2 71.2 57.1 49.5 36.3
Standardized Precipitation Index 1.8 1.58 1.39 1.5 1.35 1.1 0.95 0.38 0.19 1.39 1.56 1.29 1.29 1.4 1.27 1.18 0.56 0.18 -0.01 -0.35