Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southern Desert Climate Division

New Mexico, Climate Division 08

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.) 0.24 0.99 1.72 2.49 2.78 3.26 4.51 6.02 6.75 6.88 7.51 7.51 8.83 12 20.96 22.81 31.96 37.28 50.83 62.73
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.22 -0.03 0.07 0.05 -0.22 -0.69 -1 -1.72 -3.22 -3.76 -3.48 -3.75 -4.08 -3.22 -1.59 -3.67 -1.84 -7.76 -5.49 -4.87
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 52 97 104 102 93 82 82 78 68 65 68 67 68 79 93 86 95 83 90 93
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 37.8 57.3 60.5 58.8 52 41.7 37.3 27.6 10.6 7.6 10.4 8.9 7.9 18.2 37.2 23 38.5 10.7 22.6 27.5
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.31 0.18 0.27 0.22 0.05 -0.21 -0.32 -0.6 -1.25 -1.44 -1.26 -1.35 -1.41 -0.91 -0.33 -0.74 -0.29 -1.25 -0.75 -0.6