Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southwest Climate Division

South Dakota, Climate Division 05

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.) 3.41 5.41 6.2 6.5 6.87 7.21 7.9 8.13 8.77 10.54 11.92 13.58 19.93 21.5 35.7 44.8 52.83 67.32 81.33 102.09
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) 0.4 0.5 0.29 0.11 0.06 -0.03 0.15 -0.8 -1.4 -1.3 -2.15 -3.52 -3.07 -2.86 1.46 3.29 1.47 -1.18 -4.36 -0.86
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 113 110 105 102 101 100 102 91 86 89 85 79 87 88 104 108 103 98 95 99
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 66.1 65 60.2 56.3 55.1 53.2 56.4 39.7 31 33.5 24.6 14.7 22.9 25.2 62.6 72.7 60.3 45.7 33 48.1
Standardized Precipitation Index 0.41 0.38 0.26 0.16 0.13 0.08 0.16 -0.26 -0.49 -0.43 -0.69 -1.05 -0.74 -0.67 0.32 0.6 0.26 -0.11 -0.44 -0.05