Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northeastern Plains Climate Division

New Mexico, Climate Division 03

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Feb. 2024)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 0.49 1.01 1.97 2.12 3.02 4.72 6.36 8.32 11.5 14.66 15.07 15.32 15.91 18.3 27.12 29.19 40.59 49.41 65.43 81.4
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.07 0.22 0.69 0.29 -0.09 -0.2 -1.23 -2.02 -0.85 0.35 -0.23 -0.62 -1.29 -2.54 -4.75 -7.6 -7.24 -14.38 -14.37 -14.39
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 117 128 154 116 97 96 84 80 93 102 98 96 93 88 85 79 85 77 82 85
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 68.5 72.6 83.5 67.4 54.9 51.6 32.4 24.4 42.4 57.1 50.8 46.8 40.2 31.3 21.4 11.4 16.6 3.8 5.5 6.8
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.48 0.6 0.97 0.45 0.12 0.04 -0.46 -0.69 -0.19 0.18 0.02 -0.08 -0.25 -0.49 -0.79 -1.21 -0.97 -1.78 -1.6 -1.49