Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southeast Climate Division

Iowa, Climate Division 09

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.) 2.81 5.86 8.12 8.65 9.42 11.89 14.48 17.06 17.64 20.52 27.65 31.1 45.44 51.55 65.36 77.49 92.59 126.32 162.81 198.08
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -1.41 -1.76 -1.86 -2.62 -3.19 -2.32 -1.78 -1.88 -5.07 -5.96 -2.83 -4 0.35 2.21 -4.88 -6.94 -12.79 -14.3 -13.06 -13.09
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 67 77 81 77 75 84 89 90 78 77 91 89 101 104 93 92 88 90 93 94
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 25.5 28.2 29.7 21.2 17.4 27.2 35.3 34.6 14.6 12.6 34.2 29.3 54.1 62.9 32 26.1 14.7 16.3 21.8 23.7
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.66 -0.58 -0.53 -0.8 -0.94 -0.61 -0.38 -0.4 -1.05 -1.14 -0.41 -0.55 0.1 0.33 -0.47 -0.64 -1.05 -0.98 -0.78 -0.72