Standardized Precipitation Index Table

South Central Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 08

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.) 2.05 2.23 4.68 6.97 7.41 9.56 11.7 15.58 18.56 21.38 23.88 25.73 31.17 38.02 55.89 69.64 91.04 123.82 165.64 208.23
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.04 -1 0.34 1.34 -0.09 -0.58 -2.3 -2.45 -3.41 -5.41 -7.27 -8.75 -7.64 -6.62 -13.15 -9.46 -12.52 -14.29 -7.06 0.98
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 98 69 108 124 99 94 84 86 84 80 77 75 80 85 81 88 88 90 96 100
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 56.5 23.8 63.1 79 52.9 45.8 30.3 31.5 27.9 17.7 12.4 8.3 13.2 19.4 8.4 18.2 14.5 15.5 34.1 53.3
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.16 -0.71 0.33 0.81 0.07 -0.11 -0.52 -0.48 -0.58 -0.93 -1.16 -1.38 -1.12 -0.86 -1.38 -0.91 -1.06 -1.01 -0.41 0.08