Standardized Precipitation Index Table

East Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 06

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.) 3.35 6.54 9.14 9.66 10.13 11.67 14.7 17.13 17.38 21.12 28.45 33.49 46.42 51.12 64.64 76.67 95.31 124.79 160.29 197.36
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.75 -0.86 -0.52 -1.23 -2.01 -2.04 -1.08 -1.25 -4.68 -4.8 -1.41 -0.98 2.28 2.89 -4.34 -6.05 -8.22 -13.36 -12.55 -10.22
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 82 88 95 89 83 85 93 93 79 81 95 97 105 106 94 93 92 90 93 95
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 38.9 40.8 46.6 36.8 27.5 28.1 41 39.6 15.4 17.2 42.4 46.1 64.7 67.1 32.7 27.4 24 15.7 20.3 27
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.28 -0.23 -0.09 -0.34 -0.6 -0.58 -0.23 -0.26 -1.02 -0.95 -0.19 -0.1 0.38 0.44 -0.45 -0.6 -0.71 -1.01 -0.83 -0.61