Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northwest Climate Division

South Dakota, Climate Division 01

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.) 0.29 0.89 1.36 3.95 6.17 10.02 13.24 16.12 20.7 23.23 23.65 23.86 24.92 28.5 37.67 44.62 57.61 71.17 84.68 97.53
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.11 0.07 0.06 1.6 2.62 4.89 6.04 5.81 7.68 8.68 8.23 7.98 7.73 7.52 5.97 7.84 10.09 7.85 5.52 2.52
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 72 109 104 168 174 195 184 156 159 160 153 150 145 136 119 121 121 112 107 103
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 40 63.2 60.1 91.3 94.7 99 99.3 97.4 97.8 98.4 98 97.6 97 95.3 86.6 90.3 92.3 83.7 73.7 61.1
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.25 0.34 0.26 1.36 1.61 2.32 2.47 1.94 2.01 2.16 2.05 1.98 1.88 1.67 1.11 1.3 1.42 0.98 0.63 0.28