Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southeast Climate Division

South Dakota, Climate Division 09

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.) 2.94 5.28 7.05 7.35 7.45 8.1 10.04 10.32 10.67 12.97 14.66 23.67 33.9 37.06 53.92 62.51 71.28 91.81 110.94 140.7
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.43 -0.55 -0.12 -0.51 -0.94 -0.96 0.08 -1.33 -3.41 -4.01 -5.28 -0.22 2.83 4.09 6.12 5.68 -0.36 -3.73 -8.56 -2.81
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 87 91 98 93 89 89 101 89 76 76 74 99 109 112 113 110 99 96 93 98
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 45.7 44.9 52.5 46.1 38.6 38.7 54.8 36.3 15.7 12.6 7.9 50.4 72 78.4 82.4 78.7 49.9 36.7 23.3 42.4
Standardized Precipitation Index -0.11 -0.13 0.06 -0.1 -0.29 -0.29 0.12 -0.35 -1.01 -1.14 -1.41 0.01 0.58 0.79 0.93 0.8 0 -0.34 -0.73 -0.19