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Brisbane Highest Daily Rainfall - August

Calculated from daily rainfall data: January 1847 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    43.4 in 1891        39.4 in 1878        31.8 in 1879        19.8 in 1920        11.4 in 1980       136      8.4    23    16.91%   13     9.56%    5     3.68%    3     2.21%
2nd    42.2 in 1908         9.7 in 1952         7.9 in 1907         5.8 in 1942         4.8 in 1923       136      4.7    20    14.71%   12     8.82%    1     0.74%    1     0.74%
3rd    56.6 in 1939        42.7 in 1889        10.6 in 1987        10.2 in 1860         9.1 in 1960       136      6.6    26    19.12%   12     8.82%    4     2.94%    2     1.47%
4th    25.7 in 1860        21.3 in 1889        15.7 in 1903         7.6 in 1875         7.4 in 1958       136      5.2    22    16.18%   11     8.09%    3     2.21%    1     0.74%
5th    26.7 in 1861        23.0 in 1998        22.9 in 1864        13.2 in 1860        13.0 in 1903       136      6.3    25    18.38%   11     8.09%    7     5.15%    1     0.74%
6th    26.8 in 1998        20.6 in 1967        17.8 in 1861        17.5 in 1864        16.8 in 1879       135      5.6    29    21.48%   14    10.37%    7     5.19%    1     0.74%
7th    79.0 in 1864        34.8 in 1903        30.5 in 1861        22.1 in 1908        11.9 in 1879       135      8.0    27    20.00%   11     8.15%    5     3.70%    3     2.22%
8th    22.1 in 1928        10.7 in 1864         8.6 in 1861         7.1 in 1938         6.6 in 1943       135      3.4    25    18.52%   12     8.89%    2     1.48%    0     0.00%
9th    51.1 in 1860        30.5 in 1873        11.2 in 1978         7.4 in 1909         6.6 in 1871       135      5.9    26    19.26%   15    11.11%    3     2.22%    2     1.48%
10th   51.1 in 1925        49.0 in 1891        19.3 in 1860        19.1 in 1961        17.8 in 1973       136      7.3    33    24.26%   19    13.97%    7     5.15%    2     1.47%
11th   77.2 in 1860        30.2 in 1891        29.7 in 1966        25.4 in 1863        18.5 in 1887       135      8.7    33    24.44%   16    11.85%    9     6.67%    4     2.96%
12th  124.2 in 1887        35.3 in 1954        17.8 in 1860        15.7 in 1929        11.4 in 1987       135      7.8    33    24.44%   18    13.33%    5     3.70%    2     1.48%
13th   96.8 in 1887        60.2 in 1954        23.9 in 1968        15.0 in 1962        13.2 in 1952       135     10.7    25    18.52%   14    10.37%    6     4.44%    2     1.48%
14th   45.5 in 1962        17.5 in 1887        16.0 in 1950        14.5 in 1968        14.5 in 1900       135      7.0    24    17.78%   14    10.37%    6     4.44%    1     0.74%
15th   26.2 in 1849 (5)    13.5 in 1962        13.5 in 1870        10.2 in 1971        10.2 in 1912       136      3.7    32    23.53%   12     8.82%    5     3.68%    1     0.74%
16th   12.8 in 1995         9.7 in 1963         8.4 in 1975         8.0 in 1983         7.0 in 1986       134      2.6    31    23.13%   12     8.96%    1     0.75%    0     0.00%
17th   20.1 in 1909        15.5 in 1878         9.7 in 1973         9.1 in 1958         5.3 in 1950       134      3.5    28    20.90%   11     8.21%    2     1.49%    0     0.00%
18th   61.2 in 1987        19.4 in 1989        18.6 in 1985        15.2 in 1872        12.2 in 1983       134      6.1    32    23.88%   15    11.19%    6     4.48%    1     0.75%
19th   16.3 in 1966        11.8 in 1989        11.7 in 1906         7.6 in 1982         7.6 in 1903       134      3.6    26    19.40%   13     9.70%    3     2.24%    0     0.00%
20th   45.2 in 1966        42.7 in 1849 (5)    40.1 in 1879        15.0 in 1848 (5)    12.2 in 1901       136      7.7    31    22.79%   18    13.24%    6     4.41%    3     2.21%
21st   24.6 in 1897        13.7 in 1930         9.7 in 1911         9.1 in 1968         8.9 in 1933       135      3.5    37    27.41%   16    11.85%    2     1.48%    0     0.00%
22nd   57.4 in 1893        41.8 in 1998        32.8 in 1883        25.7 in 1873        22.1 in 1881       135      8.7    33    24.44%   17    12.59%    8     5.93%    4     2.96%
23rd   36.0 in 1988        28.4 in 1893        19.1 in 1873        14.5 in 1943        10.9 in 1879       135      5.4    33    24.44%   16    11.85%    5     3.70%    2     1.48%
24th   41.9 in 1944        23.4 in 1909        17.5 in 1861        17.3 in 1860        16.5 in 1964       135      7.0    34    25.19%   19    14.07%   11     8.15%    1     0.74%
25th   52.8 in 1879        40.1 in 1901        18.5 in 1934        18.5 in 1915        15.5 in 1849 (5)   136      8.6    30    22.06%   21    15.44%    9     6.62%    2     1.47%
26th   52.1 in 1965        37.6 in 1969        12.7 in 1919        12.0 in 1981         9.4 in 1892       136      7.2    29    21.32%   19    13.97%    4     2.94%    2     1.47%
27th   46.7 in 1969        43.9 in 1879        32.8 in 1974        16.8 in 1957        16.2 in 1983       136      7.9    30    22.06%   18    13.24%    6     4.41%    3     2.21%
28th  122.9 in 1879        54.1 in 1969        28.6 in 1993        24.4 in 1948        17.0 in 1861       136     10.4    30    22.06%   17    12.50%    6     4.41%    3     2.21%
29th   55.9 in 1963        38.4 in 1906        28.2 in 1953        20.8 in 1861        16.3 in 1879       136      6.8    33    24.26%   13     9.56%    6     4.41%    3     2.21%
30th  113.0 in 1861        61.5 in 1953        49.5 in 1906        34.3 in 1860        20.1 in 1924       136     11.4    30    22.06%   17    12.50%    5     3.68%    4     2.94%
31st   79.0 in 1849        27.2 in 1860        26.7 in 1898        23.6 in 1901        21.4 in 1996       136      7.3    40    29.41%   24    17.65%    8     5.88%    3     2.21%
      124.2 in 1887       122.9 in 1879       113.0 in 1861        96.8 in 1887        79.0 in 1864      4196      6.7   910    21.69%  470    11.20%  163     3.88%   57     1.36%

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Updated: 4th September, 1998
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