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Adelaide Highest Daily Rainfall - May

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    69.9 in 1853        32.5 in 1926        23.1 in 1933        20.8 in 1957        17.8 in 1847       159      5.7    54    33.96%   27    16.98%    9     5.66%    2     1.26%
2nd    30.2 in 1944        26.2 in 1887        25.9 in 1853        21.1 in 1968        17.8 in 1987       159      6.1    46    28.93%   28    17.61%   10     6.29%    3     1.89%
3rd    45.0 in 1942        18.6 in 1983        17.8 in 1944        16.8 in 1846        15.5 in 1888       159      5.4    55    34.59%   30    18.87%   11     6.92%    1     0.63%
4th    27.2 in 1966        20.8 in 1875        18.5 in 1964        17.4 in 1989        12.2 in 1899       159      4.0    55    34.59%   27    16.98%    6     3.77%    1     0.63%
5th    62.7 in 1875        33.0 in 1948        26.9 in 1883        12.7 in 1968        12.4 in 1923       159      5.3    52    32.70%   25    15.72%    6     3.77%    3     1.89%
6th    44.2 in 1851        20.3 in 1848        18.5 in 1917        18.0 in 1871        14.7 in 1874       159      5.2    61    38.36%   38    23.90%    8     5.03%    1     0.63%
7th    26.9 in 1851        22.6 in 1945        21.8 in 1919        19.1 in 1858        18.5 in 1881       159      4.7    76    47.80%   45    28.30%   11     6.92%    1     0.63%
8th    32.8 in 1923        15.0 in 1861        13.0 in 1951        13.0 in 1903        11.2 in 1902       159      4.1    60    37.74%   32    20.13%    5     3.14%    1     0.63%
9th    42.4 in 1875        36.0 in 1989        16.5 in 1944        16.4 in 1978        11.4 in 1981       159      4.2    70    44.03%   37    23.27%    5     3.14%    2     1.26%
10th   21.1 in 1919        21.1 in 1918        17.8 in 1978        16.3 in 1852        14.2 in 1911       159      3.9    70    44.03%   34    21.38%   10     6.29%    0     0.00%
11th   29.0 in 1861        22.4 in 1887        19.8 in 1874        14.2 in 1917        12.7 in 1906       159      4.2    69    43.40%   35    22.01%    8     5.03%    1     0.63%
12th   26.2 in 1963        25.9 in 1858        20.8 in 1875        20.8 in 1864        20.1 in 1872       159      5.7    71    44.65%   39    24.53%   14     8.81%    2     1.26%
13th   33.0 in 1951        28.7 in 1960        23.4 in 1974        20.8 in 1866        18.8 in 1939       159      6.2    77    48.43%   55    34.59%   18    11.32%    2     1.26%
14th   35.3 in 1917        19.8 in 1863        19.1 in 1853        18.5 in 1908        15.5 in 1937       159      6.0    71    44.65%   51    32.08%   16    10.06%    1     0.63%
15th   31.2 in 1963        23.2 in 1988        18.3 in 1937        16.8 in 1871        16.3 in 1898       159      4.3    70    44.03%   35    22.01%    8     5.03%    1     0.63%
16th   29.0 in 1909        21.8 in 1987        21.4 in 1985        21.3 in 1952        17.8 in 1920       159      5.3    71    44.65%   40    25.16%   13     8.18%    1     0.63%
17th   38.6 in 1898        26.2 in 1883        22.9 in 1946        21.6 in 1955        19.3 in 1956       159      5.4    73    45.91%   44    27.67%   13     8.18%    2     1.26%
18th   21.1 in 1900        17.8 in 1863        17.8 in 1859        15.7 in 1946        15.2 in 1985       159      4.3    85    53.46%   46    28.93%   12     7.55%    0     0.00%
19th   16.3 in 1907        13.7 in 1842        13.2 in 1918        10.9 in 1886        10.7 in 1858       159      3.5    80    50.31%   47    29.56%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
20th   41.7 in 1889        31.8 in 1921        28.7 in 1924        21.0 in 1988        18.8 in 1907       159      6.7    64    40.25%   38    23.90%   16    10.06%    3     1.89%
21st   22.9 in 1926        19.1 in 1846        15.5 in 1889        14.2 in 1874        10.7 in 1867       159      4.5    64    40.25%   43    27.04%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
22nd   24.8 in 1984        16.8 in 1854        14.5 in 1873        14.0 in 1855        13.7 in 1862       159      4.9    61    38.36%   40    25.16%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
23rd   30.5 in 1921        30.5 in 1877        19.8 in 1988        17.5 in 1863        16.8 in 1890       159      4.8    71    44.65%   47    29.56%    9     5.66%    2     1.26%
24th   31.8 in 1958        29.5 in 1867        19.6 in 1897        17.5 in 1962        17.0 in 1956       159      5.4    70    44.03%   44    27.67%   11     6.92%    2     1.26%
25th   22.4 in 1862        17.0 in 1975        15.2 in 1877        15.0 in 1855        13.7 in 1880       159      4.4    69    43.40%   39    24.53%    9     5.66%    0     0.00%
26th   44.5 in 1910        33.0 in 1933        30.0 in 1950        28.7 in 1955        25.7 in 1963       159      7.0    75    47.17%   48    30.19%   14     8.81%    5     3.14%
27th   35.1 in 1893        21.8 in 1885        18.5 in 1855        18.3 in 1963        17.5 in 1960       159      5.2    71    44.65%   37    23.27%   13     8.18%    1     0.63%
28th   31.8 in 1905        24.9 in 1892        20.3 in 1865        15.5 in 1851        15.2 in 1879       159      4.7    61    38.36%   34    21.38%    9     5.66%    1     0.63%
29th   21.3 in 1866        16.0 in 1933        15.5 in 1969        14.0 in 1883        13.7 in 1905       159      4.7    67    42.14%   38    23.90%   10     6.29%    0     0.00%
30th   28.2 in 1950        27.4 in 1873        27.2 in 1921        26.7 in 1936        18.5 in 1925       159      5.5    78    49.06%   48    30.19%   12     7.55%    4     2.52%
31st   43.2 in 1843        31.0 in 1932        25.4 in 1909        23.6 in 1889        19.1 in 1969       159      6.5    84    52.83%   60    37.74%   19    11.95%    3     1.89%
       69.9 in 1853        62.7 in 1875        45.0 in 1942        44.5 in 1910        44.2 in 1851      4929      5.1  2101    42.63% 1231    24.97%  323     6.55%   46     0.93%

Document: ade-d05.htm
Updated: 19th June, 1998
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