Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southern Mountains Climate Division

North Carolina, Climate Division 01

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.) 6.74 11.33 13.89 19.41 20.86 26.12 29.11 29.5 42.27 44.98 51.62 53.62 70.45 89.2 109.93 138.4 162.55 221.46 287.02 359.57
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 2.13 2.22 -0.74 0.04 -3.35 -3.03 -3.94 -7.59 1.03 -1.47 -0.33 -3.2 -1.01 3.1 -3.85 -4.56 -8.14 -6.27 2.43 18.14
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 146 124 95 100 86 90 88 80 102 97 99 94 99 104 97 97 95 97 101 105
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 86.8 82.7 44.6 53.4 26 31.2 26.4 12.5 57.8 44.4 50.3 36.1 47.5 62.8 38.8 38.3 30.5 37 55.9 81.3
Standardized Precipitation Index 1.12 0.94 -0.14 0.09 -0.64 -0.49 -0.63 -1.15 0.2 -0.14 0.01 -0.36 -0.06 0.33 -0.28 -0.3 -0.51 -0.33 0.15 0.89