Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Central Climate Division

Louisiana, Climate Division 05

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.) 5.13 9.75 19.46 23.43 26.37 27.12 29.11 30.06 33.42 36.29 38.97 44.94 60.8 77.03 106.81 127.28 171.69 239.13 307.01 361.19
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0 -0.34 3.85 1.93 0.23 -2.66 -4.36 -7.58 -9.27 -10.81 -13.3 -12.37 -12.09 -10.09 -7.91 -17.32 -0.5 9.51 20.07 16.92
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 100 97 125 109 101 91 87 80 78 77 75 78 83 88 93 88 100 104 107 105
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 56.5 50.6 81.8 67.2 54.6 36.3 27.7 14.3 9.1 7.2 4 7.3 10.7 19.1 25.9 10.4 49.8 71.7 85.1 78.8
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.16 0.02 0.91 0.45 0.12 -0.35 -0.59 -1.07 -1.34 -1.46 -1.75 -1.45 -1.24 -0.88 -0.65 -1.26 -0.01 0.57 1.04 0.8