Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northeastern Climate Division

Montana, Climate Division 06

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.) 1.6 2.41 2.61 3.13 3.42 3.86 4.51 4.74 5.9 7.34 8.61 10.68 14.76 15.68 24.28 29.73 37.48 47.04 56.93 74.96
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.46 -0.64 -0.98 -0.8 -0.92 -0.86 -0.63 -1.17 -1.17 -1.09 -1.64 -2.45 -1.96 -2.15 -1.98 -1.24 -1.92 -5.5 -8.77 -3.93
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 78 79 73 80 79 82 88 80 83 87 84 81 88 88 92 96 95 90 87 95
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 42.2 37.8 27.9 33 30.4 32.2 38.4 26.6 30.2 33.2 24.4 19 29.1 27.1 31.9 40.3 35.4 16 7.7 29.7
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.2 -0.31 -0.59 -0.44 -0.51 -0.46 -0.3 -0.62 -0.52 -0.43 -0.69 -0.88 -0.55 -0.61 -0.47 -0.24 -0.37 -0.99 -1.43 -0.53