Standardized Precipitation Index Table

West Central Climate Division

Minnesota, Climate Division 04

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Jan. 2026)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 0.14 0.83 1.57 3.08 5.99 11.08 15.75 22.16 25.84 27.96 29.19 29.69 32.78 37.35 57.09 70.18 80.35 103.15 129.24 151.03
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.52 -0.53 -0.8 -1.15 -0.69 1.2 2.48 4.79 5.44 5.41 5.48 5.33 6 3.07 8.37 11.59 7.35 5.87 7.65 5.17
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 21 61 66 73 90 112 119 128 127 124 123 122 122 109 117 120 110 106 106 104
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 7.1 24.4 25.9 29.1 42.1 69.7 79.7 91.1 90.9 89.6 89 88.4 90.9 74 91.1 95 83 73.7 76 66.8
Standardized Precipitation Index -1.47 -0.69 -0.65 -0.55 -0.2 0.52 0.83 1.34 1.34 1.26 1.23 1.2 1.34 0.64 1.35 1.65 0.95 0.63 0.71 0.43