Standardized Precipitation Index Table

North Central Climate Division

Montana, Climate Division 03

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.) 0.87 1.9 2.54 2.81 3.57 4.86 6.22 7.28 7.85 10.57 12.86 13.93 16.02 19.65 27.85 31.81 39.1 52.38 69.05 82.07
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.04 0.43 0.29 -0.19 -0.19 0.22 0.28 0.03 -0.91 -1.12 -1.03 -1.11 -1.27 -0.03 -2.25 -2.88 -6.02 -7.76 -6.11 -8.06
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 105 129 113 94 95 105 105 100 90 90 93 93 93 100 93 92 87 87 92 91
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 60.6 81.7 70 44.4 45.6 61.2 60.7 53.7 33.3 33.9 37.9 36.9 35.1 51.7 29.6 24.1 9 6.1 13.6 8.2
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.27 0.9 0.53 -0.14 -0.11 0.28 0.27 0.09 -0.43 -0.42 -0.31 -0.33 -0.38 0.04 -0.53 -0.7 -1.34 -1.55 -1.1 -1.39