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Melbourne Highest Daily Rainfall - May

Calculated from daily rainfall data: April 1855 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    44.8 in 1995        19.8 in 1962        19.1 in 1942        15.0 in 1922        13.0 in 1931       144      4.2    64    44.44%   29    20.14%    9     6.25%    1     0.69%
2nd    24.1 in 1960        20.1 in 1907        16.8 in 1962        13.2 in 1956        13.0 in 1893       144      3.8    57    39.58%   21    14.58%    9     6.25%    0     0.00%
3rd    42.4 in 1979        27.7 in 1867        26.2 in 1961        23.4 in 1944        21.3 in 1956       144      5.3    60    41.67%   29    20.14%   11     7.64%    3     2.08%
4th    34.0 in 1888        27.7 in 1961        23.4 in 1955        23.4 in 1944        21.6 in 1922       144      4.4    60    41.67%   28    19.44%    5     3.47%    2     1.39%
5th    31.0 in 1913        17.3 in 1966        11.7 in 1888        10.2 in 1870         9.4 in 1949       144      3.2    63    43.75%   30    20.83%    4     2.78%    1     0.69%
6th    19.1 in 1862        18.5 in 1875        13.0 in 1970        12.2 in 1877        12.2 in 1858       144      3.7    64    44.44%   30    20.83%    7     4.86%    0     0.00%
7th    40.4 in 1891        25.4 in 1856        18.2 in 1997        13.7 in 1921        13.7 in 1871       144      4.1    63    43.75%   32    22.22%    7     4.86%    2     1.39%
8th    25.9 in 1952        18.8 in 1883        11.7 in 1965        10.9 in 1958        10.7 in 1911       144      3.4    74    51.39%   36    25.00%    5     3.47%    1     0.69%
9th    31.5 in 1862        31.0 in 1951        29.2 in 1905        20.1 in 1965        18.6 in 1992       144      4.6    67    46.53%   34    23.61%    8     5.56%    3     2.08%
10th   27.7 in 1930        17.3 in 1884        14.0 in 1978        14.0 in 1903        12.4 in 1880       144      3.4    64    44.44%   29    20.14%    5     3.47%    1     0.69%
11th   24.9 in 1928        21.8 in 1978        21.8 in 1920        14.5 in 1887        13.7 in 1925       144      4.3    61    42.36%   33    22.92%    8     5.56%    0     0.00%
12th   28.4 in 1876        27.0 in 1978        20.1 in 1896        15.7 in 1969        12.7 in 1956       144      3.6    77    53.47%   37    25.69%    7     4.86%    2     1.39%
13th   27.4 in 1870        26.4 in 1930        24.4 in 1958        21.1 in 1942        15.7 in 1896       144      3.9    73    50.69%   35    24.31%    7     4.86%    2     1.39%
14th   27.9 in 1945        23.4 in 1931        22.4 in 1960        19.6 in 1915        17.0 in 1987       144      4.7    82    56.94%   43    29.86%   12     8.33%    1     0.69%
15th   51.2 in 1974        22.9 in 1909        20.1 in 1963        13.0 in 1865        11.9 in 1973       144      3.9    67    46.53%   35    24.31%    6     4.17%    1     0.69%
16th   40.1 in 1918        39.6 in 1987        37.0 in 1974        14.2 in 1915        11.9 in 1965       144      4.7    68    47.22%   33    22.92%   10     6.94%    3     2.08%
17th   13.5 in 1899        12.2 in 1963        10.9 in 1887         9.9 in 1969         9.1 in 1867       144      3.1    65    45.14%   35    24.31%    3     2.08%    0     0.00%
18th   46.0 in 1900        34.5 in 1866        26.7 in 1899        21.3 in 1898        17.5 in 1958       144      5.1    77    53.47%   44    30.56%   10     6.94%    3     2.08%
19th   24.4 in 1942        20.6 in 1953        20.1 in 1967        16.0 in 1959        15.0 in 1872       144      3.7    75    52.08%   34    23.61%    8     5.56%    0     0.00%
20th   35.8 in 1980        23.0 in 1998        18.0 in 1863        15.2 in 1966        10.2 in 1954       144      3.8    77    53.47%   37    25.69%    5     3.47%    1     0.69%
21st   14.5 in 1969         8.4 in 1921         7.1 in 1960         6.8 in 1998         6.1 in 1923       144      2.2    63    43.75%   23    15.97%    1     0.69%    0     0.00%
22nd   21.3 in 1857        16.8 in 1904        16.3 in 1919        15.4 in 1993        12.4 in 1962       144      3.9    74    51.39%   37    25.69%    9     6.25%    0     0.00%
23rd   19.4 in 1974        15.2 in 1915        13.5 in 1944        13.0 in 1877        10.4 in 1874       144      3.5    77    53.47%   41    28.47%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
24th   30.2 in 1951        23.2 in 1986        21.3 in 1953        10.7 in 1929        10.2 in 1956       144      3.5    86    59.72%   38    26.39%    5     3.47%    1     0.69%
25th   32.5 in 1890        15.0 in 1906        13.8 in 1981        10.0 in 1977         9.7 in 1862       144      3.2    80    55.56%   39    27.08%    4     2.78%    1     0.69%
26th   44.0 in 1981        14.2 in 1912        12.4 in 1873        11.9 in 1913        10.7 in 1964       144      3.5    75    52.08%   31    21.53%    6     4.17%    1     0.69%
27th   18.3 in 1897        17.5 in 1914        16.5 in 1910        13.2 in 1911        12.2 in 1899       144      3.6    76    52.78%   37    25.69%    8     5.56%    0     0.00%
28th   30.0 in 1893        20.8 in 1877        16.0 in 1971        14.2 in 1905        13.2 in 1865       144      3.2    70    48.61%   29    20.14%    7     4.86%    1     0.69%
29th   28.7 in 1962        18.0 in 1985        17.8 in 1865        14.0 in 1892        10.9 in 1911       144      3.6    60    41.67%   27    18.75%    6     4.17%    1     0.69%
30th   44.5 in 1969        12.4 in 1979        11.4 in 1971        11.4 in 1911        10.9 in 1893       144      3.9    71    49.31%   37    25.69%    7     4.86%    1     0.69%
31st   23.0 in 1982        20.3 in 1964        16.0 in 1950        15.5 in 1913        13.2 in 1989       144      3.7    62    43.06%   25    17.36%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
       51.2 in 1974        46.0 in 1900        44.8 in 1995        44.5 in 1969        44.0 in 1981      4464      3.8  2152    48.21% 1028    23.03%  211     4.73%   33     0.74%

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