Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Coastal Climate Division

New York, Climate Division 04

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.) 2.16 5.25 7.27 12.32 14.52 16.07 19.92 21.91 27.56 29.81 33.74 36.67 46.22 53.62 78.7 110.91 129.94 169.85 216.43 259.79
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -1.4 -2.3 -3.97 -2.56 -3.96 -6.45 -6.28 -7.71 -5.81 -7.42 -7.7 -8.14 -9.93 -13.83 -11.06 -1.55 -4.81 -9.78 -8.03 -9.51
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 61 70 65 83 79 71 76 74 83 80 81 82 82 79 88 99 96 95 96 96
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 19.5 17.1 7.3 25.7 17.4 7.1 9.2 5.7 14.6 10.1 10.1 9 7.1 3.9 11.7 45.3 34.9 23.7 29.9 28.2
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.86 -0.95 -1.45 -0.65 -0.94 -1.47 -1.33 -1.58 -1.05 -1.27 -1.27 -1.34 -1.47 -1.76 -1.19 -0.12 -0.39 -0.72 -0.53 -0.58