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Adelaide Highest Daily Rainfall - April

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    10.4 in 1932         5.3 in 1893         5.3 in 1889         4.8 in 1900         4.4 in 1991       159      1.9    33    20.75%   10     6.29%    1     0.63%    0     0.00%
2nd    56.1 in 1889        26.2 in 1856        25.4 in 1932        17.0 in 1841        10.9 in 1914       159      5.5    38    23.90%   15     9.43%    5     3.14%    3     1.89%
3rd    50.5 in 1883        30.5 in 1901        26.7 in 1900        20.3 in 1898        16.0 in 1899       159      5.8    36    22.64%   13     8.18%    6     3.77%    3     1.89%
4th    13.2 in 1961        12.4 in 1953        11.7 in 1841        10.4 in 1983        10.4 in 1898       159      3.5    42    26.42%   22    13.84%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
5th    80.0 in 1860        18.0 in 1912        15.7 in 1907        15.2 in 1905        15.0 in 1903       159      6.4    52    32.70%   31    19.50%   11     6.92%    1     0.63%
6th    25.4 in 1867        14.2 in 1974        12.8 in 1992        12.7 in 1896         9.9 in 1922       159      4.4    48    30.19%   26    16.35%    4     2.52%    1     0.63%
7th    24.6 in 1868        21.1 in 1876        20.1 in 1961        15.7 in 1943        14.4 in 1996       159      5.8    37    23.27%   21    13.21%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
8th    17.0 in 1944        16.0 in 1964        14.7 in 1868        13.7 in 1956         9.4 in 1912       159      3.2    41    25.79%   15     9.43%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
9th    23.4 in 1978        13.5 in 1915        12.7 in 1972        11.8 in 1983         9.7 in 1948       159      3.7    41    25.79%   18    11.32%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
10th   36.3 in 1887        29.6 in 1983        20.1 in 1896        18.5 in 1932        15.0 in 1915       159      5.8    38    23.90%   21    13.21%    9     5.66%    2     1.26%
11th   50.0 in 1948        34.8 in 1933        17.5 in 1856        17.0 in 1947        16.8 in 1905       159      7.9    33    20.75%   21    13.21%   10     6.29%    2     1.26%
12th   38.2 in 1998        22.9 in 1948        14.4 in 1976        13.7 in 1893        12.2 in 1934       159      4.7    49    30.82%   26    16.35%    6     3.77%    1     0.63%
13th   26.2 in 1853        25.4 in 1847        14.2 in 1955        10.2 in 1998         9.1 in 1940       159      3.9    43    27.04%   20    12.58%    4     2.52%    2     1.26%
14th   49.3 in 1954        26.7 in 1961        16.4 in 1985        15.2 in 1958        14.4 in 1991       159      5.5    48    30.19%   26    16.35%    7     4.40%    2     1.26%
15th   13.5 in 1844        12.8 in 1985        12.7 in 1841        11.7 in 1961         9.7 in 1900       159      3.9    44    27.67%   27    16.98%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
16th   33.3 in 1938        28.4 in 1986        20.6 in 1880        19.1 in 1841        15.0 in 1854       159      6.1    51    32.08%   28    17.61%   14     8.81%    2     1.26%
17th   50.0 in 1938        47.5 in 1889        26.7 in 1898        26.7 in 1873        23.4 in 1971       159      8.7    45    28.30%   30    18.87%   12     7.55%    4     2.52%
18th   33.0 in 1904        27.9 in 1973        26.0 in 1980        16.5 in 1938        11.9 in 1895       159      4.5    57    35.85%   32    20.13%    5     3.14%    3     1.89%
19th   39.4 in 1894        33.0 in 1878        27.7 in 1895        13.5 in 1956        12.7 in 1904       159      5.2    48    30.19%   25    15.72%    6     3.77%    3     1.89%
20th   38.0 in 1998        18.3 in 1895        15.5 in 1909        13.0 in 1856        11.4 in 1845       159      4.3    49    30.82%   22    13.84%    7     4.40%    1     0.63%
21st   28.2 in 1880        26.7 in 1964        20.6 in 1970        19.1 in 1852        15.2 in 1849       159      4.3    66    41.51%   31    19.50%   10     6.29%    2     1.26%
22nd   17.8 in 1851        16.5 in 1878        15.4 in 1979        13.0 in 1946        12.7 in 1849       159      4.4    60    37.74%   36    22.64%   10     6.29%    0     0.00%
23rd   19.3 in 1886        11.2 in 1972        10.4 in 1907         9.8 in 1980         9.1 in 1882       159      3.9    49    30.82%   30    18.87%    3     1.89%    0     0.00%
24th   40.1 in 1905        27.2 in 1954        21.6 in 1972        14.0 in 1939        11.9 in 1940       159      4.3    64    40.25%   31    19.50%    7     4.40%    2     1.26%
25th   33.8 in 1853        25.2 in 1983        21.8 in 1938        19.8 in 1881        17.5 in 1940       159      4.9    75    47.17%   43    27.04%   11     6.92%    2     1.26%
26th   27.4 in 1971        22.6 in 1989        19.3 in 1909        18.8 in 1963        17.0 in 1960       159      4.6    70    44.03%   34    21.38%   10     6.29%    1     0.63%
27th   27.7 in 1942        21.8 in 1846        18.8 in 1963        16.0 in 1909        15.5 in 1971       159      5.2    60    37.74%   36    22.64%   11     6.92%    1     0.63%
28th   29.7 in 1852        22.0 in 1987        21.1 in 1952        19.8 in 1982         9.7 in 1892       159      3.6    60    37.74%   28    17.61%    4     2.52%    1     0.63%
29th   21.6 in 1879        20.6 in 1971        12.7 in 1968        12.2 in 1974        11.7 in 1895       159      4.3    49    30.82%   26    16.35%    7     4.40%    0     0.00%
30th   22.6 in 1899        14.5 in 1858        13.7 in 1857        12.8 in 1995        11.2 in 1909       159      3.7    51    32.08%   26    16.35%    6     3.77%    0     0.00%
       80.0 in 1860        56.1 in 1889        50.5 in 1883        50.0 in 1948        50.0 in 1938      4770      4.8  1477    30.96%  770    16.14%  211     4.42%   39     0.82%

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Updated: 19th June, 1998
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