Standardized Precipitation Index Table

Northwest Climate Division

Minnesota, Climate Division 01

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.) 0.35 0.87 1.29 2.62 2.9 5.1 7.29 8.97 10.74 13.41 15.31 16.94 18.74 21.6 40.33 48.47 59.18 79.93 107.07 129.41
Accumulated Precipitation Departure from Normal (in.) -0.52 -0.56 -0.78 -0.18 -0.8 -0.25 -0.44 -1.74 -3.25 -4.31 -5.08 -5.04 -5.31 -5.72 -3.66 -0.82 -6.76 -8.01 -2.88 -2.5
Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Average 40 61 62 94 78 95 94 84 77 76 75 77 78 79 92 98 90 91 97 98
Accumulated Precipitation Percentile (non-exceedance) 13 19.9 14.7 45.5 23.6 47.3 45.3 24.4 11.4 7.7 6.9 7.5 6.6 7.3 24.3 45.3 13.9 15.1 38.7 41.5
Standardized Precipitation Index -1.13 -0.84 -1.05 -0.11 -0.72 -0.07 -0.12 -0.69 -1.2 -1.42 -1.49 -1.44 -1.51 -1.45 -0.7 -0.12 -1.09 -1.03 -0.29 -0.21