Standardized Precipitation Index Table

East Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 06

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.) 2.45 2.65 5.15 7.16 7.71 11.5 13.44 15.41 18.48 20.68 22.96 24.8 30.98 36.88 58.13 69.55 87.11 122.94 165.98 214.67
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.19 -0.85 0.4 0.86 -0.65 0.54 -1.23 -3.12 -3.97 -6.37 -8.18 -9.64 -8.2 -8.58 -10.89 -10.47 -16.48 -15.33 -7 7.01
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 109 76 108 114 92 105 92 83 82 76 74 72 79 81 84 87 84 89 96 103
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 63.1 29.6 64.2 71.3 42.8 61 39.7 23.8 21 11.6 6.9 4.6 9.4 9.9 10.6 13.3 6 11.4 32.3 67.9
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.33 -0.54 0.36 0.56 -0.18 0.28 -0.26 -0.71 -0.81 -1.19 -1.48 -1.69 -1.32 -1.29 -1.25 -1.11 -1.55 -1.21 -0.46 0.46