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Adelaide Highest Daily Rainfall - January

Calculated from daily rainfall data: August 1839 to May 1998


      <----- top 5 highest daily rainfalls ------------------------------------------------------->     no of     mean    count & freq   count & freq   count & freq   count & freq
date            1st                 2nd                 3rd                 4th                 5th       obs     rain         of rain      of >= 2mm     of >= 10mm     of >= 25mm
-----+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+----+--------+---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----
1st    34.3 in 1847        23.2 in 1984        22.6 in 1996        13.0 in 1970         9.4 in 1931       158      6.1    21    13.29%   11     6.96%    4     2.53%    1     0.63%
2nd    58.4 in 1889        40.4 in 1921         9.4 in 1936         7.6 in 1904         6.9 in 1970       158      5.9    27    17.09%   13     8.23%    2     1.27%    2     1.27%
3rd    29.0 in 1904        23.1 in 1905        10.4 in 1889         4.6 in 1913         3.4 in 1985       158      3.6    26    16.46%    8     5.06%    3     1.90%    1     0.63%
4th    30.7 in 1895        11.7 in 1916        10.7 in 1909         9.9 in 1951         6.4 in 1939       158      3.3    30    18.99%    9     5.70%    3     1.90%    1     0.63%
5th    23.6 in 1940         9.9 in 1922         9.9 in 1891         9.7 in 1953         7.9 in 1923       158      4.4    25    15.82%   14     8.86%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
6th    23.4 in 1922         9.9 in 1934         9.0 in 1994         8.9 in 1886         3.8 in 1903       158      4.5    16    10.13%    8     5.06%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
7th    21.8 in 1871        19.1 in 1922         8.9 in 1972         8.2 in 1994         7.9 in 1951       158      4.5    24    15.19%   11     6.96%    2     1.27%    0     0.00%
8th    20.6 in 1871        14.7 in 1856        13.7 in 1880         6.9 in 1972         6.0 in 1994       158      4.5    20    12.66%   11     6.96%    3     1.90%    0     0.00%
9th    16.3 in 1897        13.5 in 1972        10.7 in 1868         6.1 in 1853         5.8 in 1964       158      3.5    25    15.82%   13     8.23%    3     1.90%    0     0.00%
10th   38.1 in 1864        24.1 in 1881        12.4 in 1945        11.7 in 1936         9.8 in 1981       158      4.7    27    17.09%    9     5.70%    4     2.53%    1     0.63%
11th   39.1 in 1881        19.6 in 1990         8.4 in 1933         8.4 in 1858         6.9 in 1841       158      4.5    26    16.46%   14     8.86%    2     1.27%    1     0.63%
12th   11.7 in 1901        10.6 in 1976         8.4 in 1943         7.6 in 1874         4.6 in 1970       158      2.8    23    14.56%    9     5.70%    2     1.27%    0     0.00%
13th   40.4 in 1963        24.4 in 1870        19.1 in 1896        12.4 in 1894         4.4 in 1974       158      5.7    21    13.29%    8     5.06%    4     2.53%    1     0.63%
14th   21.1 in 1963        10.2 in 1995        10.0 in 1977         7.6 in 1871         6.1 in 1887       158      3.3    27    17.09%   13     8.23%    3     1.90%    0     0.00%
15th   36.2 in 1977        15.2 in 1967        13.5 in 1864         7.1 in 1963         7.1 in 1918       158      4.6    24    15.19%   12     7.59%    3     1.90%    1     0.63%
16th   24.1 in 1939         7.4 in 1868         7.4 in 1857         5.4 in 1986         4.8 in 1920       158      2.9    22    13.92%    8     5.06%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
17th   16.0 in 1979        10.7 in 1962         8.9 in 1946         7.9 in 1960         6.4 in 1858       158      3.2    26    16.46%   13     8.23%    2     1.27%    0     0.00%
18th   20.1 in 1946         8.1 in 1887         7.1 in 1896         4.4 in 1990         4.3 in 1899       158      3.1    20    12.66%    8     5.06%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
19th   23.9 in 1937        16.5 in 1928         6.4 in 1946         6.4 in 1899         5.1 in 1924       158      4.8    16    10.13%    8     5.06%    2     1.27%    0     0.00%
20th   38.9 in 1933        28.2 in 1968        23.9 in 1942        22.2 in 1979        19.1 in 1956       158      8.6    17    10.76%    8     5.06%    5     3.16%    2     1.27%
21st   16.3 in 1884        14.2 in 1903        11.2 in 1904        10.2 in 1956         7.6 in 1993       158      3.7    26    16.46%   11     6.96%    4     2.53%    0     0.00%
22nd   28.0 in 1997         7.9 in 1892         7.4 in 1904         6.9 in 1917         4.8 in 1943       158      3.8    21    13.29%   10     6.33%    1     0.63%    1     0.63%
23rd   31.0 in 1892         6.2 in 1991         5.3 in 1888         5.1 in 1859         3.4 in 1977       158      4.5    15     9.49%   10     6.33%    1     0.63%    1     0.63%
24th   28.4 in 1941        25.0 in 1988        16.6 in 1993        12.2 in 1896         8.1 in 1952       158      6.9    18    11.39%   12     7.59%    4     2.53%    2     1.27%
25th   49.8 in 1941        23.0 in 1987        21.6 in 1937        21.1 in 1952        16.4 in 1975       158      8.4    29    18.35%   18    11.39%   10     6.33%    1     0.63%
26th   57.2 in 1870        23.9 in 1866        11.9 in 1914         8.1 in 1937         8.1 in 1901       158      5.7    30    18.99%   19    12.03%    3     1.90%    1     0.63%
27th   12.2 in 1981        10.4 in 1954         9.1 in 1873         7.9 in 1914         5.1 in 1958       158      3.0    29    18.35%   13     8.23%    2     1.27%    0     0.00%
28th   14.2 in 1974         5.8 in 1954         4.8 in 1890         4.3 in 1842         3.3 in 1963       158      3.3    12     7.59%    6     3.80%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
29th   14.0 in 1905        14.0 in 1872        13.7 in 1850         7.6 in 1900         2.5 in 1963       158      3.5    18    11.39%    7     4.43%    3     1.90%    0     0.00%
30th   16.5 in 1973         8.6 in 1974         6.6 in 1872         6.4 in 1871         5.6 in 1850       158      3.1    21    13.29%   10     6.33%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
31st   42.7 in 1850        17.8 in 1945        15.6 in 1974        11.4 in 1872         8.4 in 1908       158      6.7    17    10.76%    9     5.70%    4     2.53%    1     0.63%
       58.4 in 1889        57.2 in 1870        49.8 in 1941        42.7 in 1850        40.4 in 1963      4898      4.5   699    14.27%  333     6.80%   85     1.74%   18     0.37%

Document: ade-d01.htm
Updated: 19th June, 1998
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