Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northwest Climate Division

North Dakota, Climate Division 01

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.) 0.74 1 1.21 1.64 1.78 3.66 4.77 6.6 7.62 9.45 12.75 13.57 14.57 17.37 31.76 35.11 45.2 54.74 75.43 89.87
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.11 -0.07 -0.33 -0.42 -0.83 0.1 -0.29 -0.28 -1.58 -3.06 -1.95 -2.3 -2.84 -2.03 0.03 -0.12 -2.34 -8.66 -3.89 -5.34
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 117 93 78 80 68 103 94 96 83 76 87 86 84 90 100 100 95 86 95 94
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 67.7 50.5 30.7 28.7 16.3 57.7 47.2 47.5 24.8 12.7 29.3 26.2 20.4 29 52.2 50.8 34.7 9.5 31.1 26.6
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.46 0.01 -0.5 -0.56 -0.98 0.19 -0.07 -0.06 -0.68 -1.14 -0.54 -0.64 -0.83 -0.55 0.06 0.02 -0.39 -1.31 -0.49 -0.63