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Adelaide Highest Daily Rainfall - August

Calculated from daily rainfall data: August 1839 to August 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    16.8 in 1962        15.2 in 1869        15.0 in 1921        13.7 in 1890        12.4 in 1923       159      3.2    90    56.60%   42    26.42%    6     3.77%    0     0.00%
2nd    17.0 in 1959        15.7 in 1915        15.2 in 1848        14.7 in 1863        14.6 in 1981       159      4.8    96    60.38%   64    40.25%   14     8.81%    0     0.00%
3rd    30.0 in 1986        21.1 in 1935        15.2 in 1969        14.5 in 1839        10.6 in 1995       159      3.9    88    55.35%   46    28.93%    6     3.77%    1     0.63%
4th    23.4 in 1899        17.8 in 1926        17.6 in 1996        15.7 in 1882        12.4 in 1953       159      3.7    92    57.86%   54    33.96%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
5th    20.1 in 1927        20.1 in 1918        10.2 in 1931         9.4 in 1842         8.6 in 1883       159      3.2    80    50.31%   40    25.16%    3     1.89%    0     0.00%
6th    18.0 in 1958        15.6 in 1978        13.2 in 1915        12.7 in 1919        12.7 in 1890       159      3.4    88    55.35%   45    28.30%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
7th    26.4 in 1997        23.1 in 1889        22.1 in 1876        19.8 in 1978        19.1 in 1852       159      4.7    92    57.86%   54    33.96%   12     7.55%    1     0.63%
8th    20.8 in 1871        18.3 in 1906        18.3 in 1852        17.0 in 1880        16.3 in 1859       159      4.3    94    59.12%   52    32.70%   14     8.81%    0     0.00%
9th    20.8 in 1935        15.2 in 1909        13.7 in 1957        11.9 in 1915        11.0 in 1979       159      4.1    82    51.57%   51    32.08%    6     3.77%    0     0.00%
10th   19.1 in 1864        18.8 in 1984        17.0 in 1880        15.0 in 1971        11.4 in 1848       159      3.8    93    58.49%   55    34.59%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
11th   17.8 in 1883        17.5 in 1862        14.4 in 1982        13.5 in 1843        13.2 in 1997       159      3.9    94    59.12%   48    30.19%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
12th   18.3 in 1862        16.8 in 1924        15.7 in 1879        14.7 in 1932        14.2 in 1942       159      3.9    86    54.09%   52    32.70%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
13th   17.8 in 1840        15.2 in 1897        14.5 in 1946        13.0 in 1916        11.7 in 1967       159      3.6    80    50.31%   39    24.53%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
14th   22.9 in 1971        16.3 in 1930        14.0 in 1947        10.9 in 1890        10.9 in 1870       159      4.1    75    47.17%   43    27.04%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
15th   31.0 in 1934        25.2 in 1990        22.4 in 1937        21.8 in 1958        18.0 in 1900       159      4.6    82    51.57%   45    28.30%   13     8.18%    2     1.26%
16th   15.0 in 1983        14.7 in 1882        11.7 in 1965        11.4 in 1922        10.9 in 1900       159      3.4    78    49.06%   40    25.16%    6     3.77%    0     0.00%
17th   19.3 in 1888        17.8 in 1906        16.0 in 1857        10.2 in 1889         9.1 in 1937       159      3.1    73    45.91%   32    20.13%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
18th   14.7 in 1870        12.7 in 1857        12.7 in 1856        11.7 in 1863         9.9 in 1839       159      3.4    69    43.40%   35    22.01%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
19th   56.6 in 1851        26.7 in 1909        16.8 in 1883        15.7 in 1927        15.5 in 1886       159      4.1    75    47.17%   34    21.38%    7     4.40%    2     1.26%
20th   20.6 in 1909        16.5 in 1864        16.3 in 1913        11.2 in 1937         9.4 in 1895       159      3.7    75    47.17%   42    26.42%    4     2.52%    0     0.00%
21st   16.3 in 1852        15.5 in 1860        14.0 in 1998        12.7 in 1918        11.9 in 1917       159      3.7    75    47.17%   45    28.30%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
22nd   24.9 in 1908        16.8 in 1941        12.7 in 1912        10.4 in 1983        10.4 in 1966       159      3.9    78    49.06%   41    25.79%    7     4.40%    0     0.00%
23rd   15.2 in 1891        13.0 in 1874        13.0 in 1857        12.8 in 1976        10.4 in 1909       159      3.1    84    52.83%   44    27.67%    5     3.14%    0     0.00%
24th   25.4 in 1920        20.3 in 1906        17.5 in 1948        13.2 in 1910        12.0 in 1986       159      4.1    84    52.83%   44    27.67%    9     5.66%    1     0.63%
25th   31.4 in 1983        18.8 in 1963        12.7 in 1839        12.4 in 1955        11.0 in 1984       159      3.8    68    42.77%   38    23.90%    5     3.14%    1     0.63%
26th   21.8 in 1979        18.8 in 1945        18.0 in 1890        13.7 in 1939        12.7 in 1854       159      4.5    76    47.80%   44    27.67%    9     5.66%    0     0.00%
27th   24.1 in 1882        16.8 in 1970        15.2 in 1996        15.2 in 1845        14.2 in 1852       159      3.8    79    49.69%   43    27.04%    7     4.40%    0     0.00%
28th   20.8 in 1909        15.2 in 1938        13.2 in 1863        12.7 in 1933        11.9 in 1839       159      4.0    74    46.54%   38    23.90%    7     4.40%    0     0.00%
29th   23.6 in 1853        22.4 in 1926        20.1 in 1893        17.3 in 1864        14.0 in 1849       159      4.0    80    50.31%   44    27.67%    8     5.03%    0     0.00%
30th   43.2 in 1992        31.8 in 1875        26.9 in 1898        20.6 in 1942        19.1 in 1852       159      5.6    82    51.57%   49    30.82%   12     7.55%    3     1.89%
31st   36.6 in 1903        25.7 in 1933        18.3 in 1889        12.2 in 1894        10.4 in 1875       159      3.7    90    56.60%   47    29.56%    5     3.14%    2     1.26%
       56.6 in 1851        43.2 in 1992        36.6 in 1903        31.8 in 1875        31.4 in 1983      4929      3.9  2552    51.78% 1390    28.20%  228     4.63%   13     0.26%

Document: ade-d08.htm
Updated: 10th September, 1998
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