Standardized Precipitation Index Table

South Central Climate Division

Minnesota, Climate Division 08

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.) 0.47 1.14 2.34 3.74 4.88 10.09 16.59 22.88 25.88 29.22 32.55 32.84 36.61 42.56 71.73 83.3 98.84 125.74 151.53 181.76
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.31 -0.58 -0.81 -1.5 -3.6 -2.26 0.47 2.14 1.26 1.96 3.65 3.11 3.67 0.41 12.24 11.4 9.68 6.85 2.84 3.23
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 60 66 74 71 58 82 103 110 105 107 113 110 111 101 121 116 111 106 102 102
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 31.1 26.7 33.3 26.4 10.1 27.8 58 71 62.5 66.7 76.1 72.8 76.1 54.6 93 89.9 82.8 71.5 59 59
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.49 -0.62 -0.43 -0.63 -1.28 -0.59 0.2 0.55 0.32 0.43 0.71 0.61 0.71 0.12 1.48 1.27 0.95 0.57 0.23 0.23