Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northeast Climate Division

South Dakota, Climate Division 03

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.) 3.31 5.57 6.03 6.44 6.55 6.87 8.88 9.09 9.37 12.79 16.16 19.27 27.83 30.31 45.71 54.3 62.93 92.17 109.79 136.71
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.42 0.56 -0.03 -0.22 -0.67 -0.93 0.32 -1.03 -2.74 -1.95 -1.56 -2.13 0.37 1.17 2.96 3.85 -1.12 6.79 3.12 8.72
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 114 111 99 97 91 88 104 90 77 87 91 90 101 104 107 108 98 108 103 107
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 66.8 65.8 54 50.2 41.8 37 58.9 38.4 19.3 30 35.6 30.7 55.4 61.9 70.5 73.9 45.8 77.2 62.5 76.4
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.44 0.41 0.1 0.01 -0.21 -0.33 0.23 -0.29 -0.87 -0.52 -0.37 -0.5 0.14 0.3 0.54 0.64 -0.11 0.75 0.32 0.72