Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Southeast Climate Division

South Dakota, Climate Division 09

Precipitation Data Table

Time Scale in Months (As of the end of Mar. 2024)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 24 30 36 48 60 72
Accumulated Precipitation (in.) 1.17 1.54 2.54 4.35 4.66 8.59 10.97 14.59 18.38 21.18 22.79 23.78 27.78 30.85 44.41 49.75 62.46 81.87 118.44 152.69
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.17 -0.49 -0.02 1.12 0.54 2.76 2.7 3.42 4.24 3.12 1.37 -0.08 1.35 1.15 -3.36 -3.81 -9.19 -13.74 -1.19 9.14
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 87 76 99 135 113 147 133 131 130 117 106 100 105 104 93 93 87 86 99 106
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 49.9 34.6 54.1 84.4 68.8 91.6 86.6 88.7 90.6 81.1 65 51.7 63.3 60.8 32.2 31.5 14.2 8.8 47.3 76.3
Standardized Precipitation Index 0 -0.4 0.1 1.01 0.49 1.38 1.11 1.21 1.32 0.88 0.39 0.04 0.34 0.27 -0.46 -0.48 -1.07 -1.35 -0.07 0.72