Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northwest Climate Division

North Dakota, 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.) 3.79 4.91 5.16 5.39 5.63 6.33 7.13 7.34 8.46 9.41 11.22 14.6 19.2 20.08 27.89 34.2 42.82 60.86 71.62 91.89
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 1.59 1.54 1.16 0.95 0.72 0.92 1.16 0.43 0.05 -0.82 -1.31 -1.25 -0.64 -1.13 -3.78 -2.84 -4.69 -2.53 -7.64 -3.3
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 172 146 129 122 115 117 120 106 101 92 90 92 97 95 88 92 90 96 90 97
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 87.3 84 78.3 75 70.2 73.4 76.9 62.4 54.4 39.7 33.3 37.2 45.7 40.1 20.8 29 20 36 15 35.2
Standardized Precipitation Index 1.14 1 0.78 0.67 0.53 0.62 0.73 0.32 0.11 -0.26 -0.43 -0.33 -0.11 -0.25 -0.81 -0.55 -0.84 -0.36 -1.04 -0.38