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Canberra Highest Daily Rainfall - May

Calculated from daily rainfall data: March 1939 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    38.1 in 1973        23.9 in 1942        22.1 in 1955        16.4 in 1988         8.9 in 1960        60      8.4    15    25.00%    9    15.00%    4     6.67%    1     1.67%
2nd    29.0 in 1955        14.5 in 1956         6.9 in 1973         6.1 in 1960         4.8 in 1953        60      3.8    21    35.00%    8    13.33%    2     3.33%    1     1.67%
3rd    95.8 in 1948        39.8 in 1995        33.6 in 1983        22.0 in 1987         8.9 in 1968        60     11.7    19    31.67%    9    15.00%    4     6.67%    3     5.00%
4th    37.6 in 1948        14.0 in 1953        13.5 in 1942        11.2 in 1955         4.0 in 1998        60      5.7    16    26.67%    6    10.00%    4     6.67%    1     1.67%
5th    67.3 in 1953        18.2 in 1996        16.8 in 1966        12.4 in 1949        12.2 in 1971        60      9.4    15    25.00%    7    11.67%    5     8.33%    1     1.67%
6th    36.8 in 1953        30.8 in 1996        24.0 in 1998        13.2 in 1960         9.1 in 1949        60      7.0    19    31.67%    7    11.67%    4     6.67%    2     3.33%
7th    14.4 in 1985        11.4 in 1984         7.6 in 1945         6.6 in 1986         6.4 in 1960        60      4.2    15    25.00%    7    11.67%    2     3.33%    0     0.00%
8th    10.7 in 1945         8.1 in 1960         3.3 in 1950         2.8 in 1952         1.8 in 1964        60      2.8    11    18.33%    4     6.67%    1     1.67%    0     0.00%
9th    11.2 in 1950        10.4 in 1941         7.9 in 1952         7.6 in 1951         2.6 in 1975        60      3.2    14    23.33%    6    10.00%    2     3.33%    0     0.00%
10th    4.0 in 1980         3.8 in 1968         3.6 in 1986         2.2 in 1978         2.0 in 1989        60      1.5    13    21.67%    5     8.33%    0     0.00%    0     0.00%
11th   66.0 in 1968        35.6 in 1972        11.4 in 1986         9.4 in 1978         5.6 in 1980        60      8.5    17    28.33%    8    13.33%    3     5.00%    2     3.33%
12th   10.4 in 1968        10.2 in 1956         9.7 in 1960         8.4 in 1980         2.6 in 1992        60      4.2    12    20.00%    7    11.67%    2     3.33%    0     0.00%
13th   21.3 in 1956        19.8 in 1995        14.0 in 1955        10.9 in 1963         7.6 in 1969        60      6.4    16    26.67%   10    16.67%    4     6.67%    0     0.00%
14th   33.4 in 1995        11.4 in 1987        10.7 in 1968         9.1 in 1960         4.6 in 1969        60      5.9    14    23.33%    9    15.00%    3     5.00%    1     1.67%
15th   20.8 in 1977        14.2 in 1949        13.2 in 1968        12.2 in 1983         8.6 in 1969        60      5.8    19    31.67%   11    18.33%    4     6.67%    0     0.00%
16th   15.7 in 1944        12.4 in 1974         6.9 in 1958         6.4 in 1943         5.1 in 1970        60      4.3    14    23.33%    7    11.67%    2     3.33%    0     0.00%
17th   26.2 in 1952        11.6 in 1988        11.2 in 1956         9.8 in 1997         7.2 in 1989        60      4.3    23    38.33%   11    18.33%    3     5.00%    1     1.67%
18th   18.0 in 1995        11.8 in 1981        10.6 in 1988        10.4 in 1990        10.4 in 1986        60      3.9    21    35.00%    7    11.67%    5     8.33%    0     0.00%
19th   38.6 in 1963        34.8 in 1978        15.2 in 1953        10.4 in 1966         9.9 in 1946        60      6.2    23    38.33%   10    16.67%    4     6.67%    2     3.33%
20th   24.4 in 1943        11.9 in 1967        11.4 in 1959         7.1 in 1963         5.6 in 1952        60      4.3    18    30.00%    8    13.33%    3     5.00%    0     0.00%
21st   50.5 in 1949        23.1 in 1950        15.2 in 1942        12.2 in 1944        10.2 in 1978        60      7.1    20    33.33%   10    16.67%    5     8.33%    1     1.67%
22nd   26.2 in 1992        21.8 in 1962        17.5 in 1943        14.0 in 1991         5.2 in 1981        60      5.6    17    28.33%    6    10.00%    4     6.67%    1     1.67%
23rd   10.0 in 1991         9.8 in 1981         8.0 in 1989         7.4 in 1990         6.6 in 1983        60      2.9    24    40.00%    9    15.00%    1     1.67%    0     0.00%
24th   30.2 in 1990        17.8 in 1941        11.2 in 1988         9.9 in 1951         9.2 in 1986        60      5.0    23    38.33%   10    16.67%    3     5.00%    1     1.67%
25th   25.4 in 1974        10.8 in 1988         8.6 in 1953         8.0 in 1983         7.8 in 1990        60      4.2    24    40.00%   13    21.67%    2     3.33%    1     1.67%
26th   46.2 in 1942        15.2 in 1947         7.2 in 1983         7.2 in 1974         6.0 in 1981        60      5.7    18    30.00%    9    15.00%    2     3.33%    1     1.67%
27th   19.6 in 1955        18.8 in 1950        12.2 in 1942         9.0 in 1979         7.0 in 1987        60      3.7    22    36.67%    8    13.33%    3     5.00%    0     0.00%
28th   20.8 in 1980        20.4 in 1977        16.2 in 1983        14.5 in 1962         2.4 in 1988        60      6.8    12    20.00%    6    10.00%    4     6.67%    0     0.00%
29th   11.7 in 1970         7.0 in 1977         5.4 in 1980         4.1 in 1968         1.5 in 1962        60      2.2    16    26.67%    4     6.67%    1     1.67%    0     0.00%
30th   11.4 in 1969        10.4 in 1989         6.6 in 1983         6.6 in 1946         5.6 in 1971        60      3.1    19    31.67%    9    15.00%    2     3.33%    0     0.00%
31st   26.2 in 1990        24.4 in 1964        18.0 in 1985        16.0 in 1978        15.0 in 1993        60      6.7    22    36.67%   13    21.67%    5     8.33%    1     1.67%
       95.8 in 1948        67.3 in 1953        66.0 in 1968        50.5 in 1949        46.2 in 1942      1860      5.3   552    29.68%  253    13.60%   93     5.00%   21     1.13%

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Updated: 19th June, 1998
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