Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southwest Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 07

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.) 2.43 2.51 3.98 5.65 6.13 7.91 9.79 14.15 18.26 21.11 22.94 26 31.07 34.25 52.23 63.45 82.99 109.81 147.95 191.03
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.52 -0.41 0.21 0.8 -0.27 -1 -2.8 -2.56 -2.35 -4.29 -6.81 -6.76 -5.46 -7.45 -13.36 -11.03 -15.43 -21.49 -16.33 -6.2
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 127 86 105 117 96 89 78 85 89 83 77 79 85 82 80 85 84 84 90 97
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 72.3 43.7 60.5 70.9 50 39.8 24.1 29.4 34.4 21.4 12.3 13.4 20.6 15.3 6.9 13.4 8.5 5.2 14.6 36.9
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.59 -0.16 0.27 0.55 0 -0.26 -0.7 -0.54 -0.4 -0.79 -1.16 -1.11 -0.82 -1.02 -1.49 -1.11 -1.38 -1.63 -1.05 -0.33