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Sydney Highest Daily Rainfall - January

Calculated from daily rainfall data: July 1858 to December 2005


       <--------------------------- 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        29.7 in 1893     25.8 in 1987     23.1 in 1954     22.6 in 1949     17.5 in 1943       147     5.7      50    34.01%     28    19.05%      9     6.12%     2    1.36%
2nd        53.3 in 1948     42.7 in 1901     26.2 in 1969     22.4 in 1950     21.8 in 1980       147     7.0      52    35.37%     31    21.09%      9     6.12%     3    2.04%
3rd        65.6 in 1980     50.3 in 1922     35.6 in 1996     30.5 in 1961     29.2 in 1954       147     8.4      46    31.29%     26    17.69%     12     8.16%     5    3.40%
4th        49.5 in 1920     47.0 in 1980     34.2 in 1978     27.7 in 1860     25.9 in 1921       147     7.4      57    38.78%     37    25.17%     12     8.16%     6    4.08%
5th        41.4 in 1968     32.8 in 1978     30.6 in 1987     26.9 in 1921     23.9 in 1936       147     6.6      56    38.10%     29    19.73%     14     9.52%     4    2.72%
6th        33.5 in 1935     31.2 in 1996     26.7 in 1912     25.1 in 1890     18.0 in 1948       147     6.3      57    38.78%     36    24.49%     12     8.16%     4    2.72%
7th        79.5 in 1860     47.2 in 1989     34.8 in 1934     33.0 in 1952     30.4 in 1996       147     6.9      55    37.41%     31    21.09%      9     6.12%     5    3.40%
8th       168.9 in 1973     35.6 in 1873     17.5 in 1962     16.0 in 1981     12.0 in 1990       147     7.1      55    37.41%     27    18.37%      7     4.76%     2    1.36%
9th        35.3 in 1859     30.8 in 1984     26.2 in 1927     21.1 in 1937     19.8 in 1949       147     5.9      59    40.14%     31    21.09%     12     8.16%     3    2.04%
10th      146.1 in 1949     25.4 in 1990     24.9 in 1871     23.6 in 1897     18.0 in 1976       147     7.5      57    38.78%     32    21.77%      9     6.12%     2    1.36%
11th       48.8 in 1949     46.0 in 1892     34.0 in 1974     31.2 in 1918     18.8 in 1944       147     5.6      55    37.41%     24    16.33%      9     6.12%     4    2.72%
12th      165.9 in 1918     63.8 in 1873     52.6 in 1911     46.7 in 1962     43.2 in 1883       147    12.7      57    38.78%     33    22.45%     17    11.56%     9    6.12%
13th      179.8 in 1911     71.1 in 1872     62.6 in 1976     41.1 in 1918     34.8 in 1972       147    10.8      55    37.41%     30    20.41%     11     7.48%     7    4.76%
14th       71.1 in 1972     55.1 in 1968     27.7 in 1920     25.9 in 1948     24.1 in 1863       147     8.4      57    38.78%     35    23.81%     16    10.88%     4    2.72%
15th       88.6 in 1972     47.0 in 1948     37.8 in 1870     33.5 in 1881     22.4 in 1910       147     6.6      54    36.73%     27    18.37%      5     3.40%     4    2.72%
16th       44.8 in 1986     44.2 in 1925     26.6 in 2002     23.6 in 1891     21.6 in 1898       147     5.9      62    42.18%     33    22.45%     13     8.84%     3    2.04%
17th      191.0 in 1988     36.3 in 1972     34.4 in 1986     30.7 in 1891     26.6 in 1982       147     8.7      71    48.30%     41    27.89%     15    10.20%     5    3.40%
18th       56.9 in 1951     54.4 in 1986     51.8 in 1963     36.3 in 1920     32.8 in 1883       147     9.6      60    40.82%     33    22.45%     18    12.24%     8    5.44%
19th      113.8 in 1950     42.4 in 1951     42.0 in 2001     36.3 in 1883     33.5 in 1899       147     9.0      54    36.73%     37    25.17%     12     8.16%     7    4.76%
20th       67.3 in 1926     33.0 in 1951     24.4 in 1971     21.6 in 1922     17.8 in 1887       147     5.6      59    40.14%     29    19.73%      9     6.12%     2    1.36%
21st       68.8 in 1976     49.3 in 1887     39.6 in 1879     34.0 in 1924     33.3 in 1951       147     8.2      64    43.54%     36    24.49%     17    11.56%     6    4.08%
22nd       95.3 in 1863     81.0 in 1999     77.7 in 1901     54.0 in 1979     29.2 in 1927       147     9.9      67    45.58%     42    28.57%     19    12.93%     5    3.40%
23rd      151.9 in 1955     94.5 in 1933     54.1 in 1895     48.8 in 1976     34.6 in 1979       147    13.6      61    41.50%     39    26.53%     22    14.97%     9    6.12%
24th       76.7 in 1930     62.0 in 1974     46.7 in 1871     33.6 in 1976     33.3 in 1955       147     9.1      57    38.78%     32    21.77%     13     8.84%     7    4.76%
25th       52.1 in 1898     44.4 in 1998     29.7 in 1972     24.4 in 1965     17.3 in 1948       147     6.6      58    39.46%     38    25.85%     11     7.48%     3    2.04%
26th       72.9 in 1967     54.9 in 1972     40.9 in 1874     35.6 in 1923     34.8 in 1941       147     8.9      62    42.18%     31    21.09%     16    10.88%     8    5.44%
27th       65.4 in 1991     51.8 in 1959     44.7 in 1911     44.2 in 1967     40.4 in 1977       147     9.5      68    46.26%     46    31.29%     18    12.24%     8    5.44%
28th       68.6 in 1973     56.9 in 1883     49.5 in 1886     34.5 in 1907     27.4 in 1959       147     8.4      60    40.82%     36    24.49%     14     9.52%     5    3.40%
29th       58.8 in 1978     49.6 in 1997     48.5 in 1866     40.9 in 1883     27.2 in 1970       147     9.0      54    36.73%     31    21.09%     15    10.20%     7    4.76%
30th       76.2 in 1997     63.2 in 1890     54.2 in 1984     32.5 in 1865     30.7 in 1908       147     9.1      56    38.10%     34    23.13%     13     8.84%     7    4.76%
31st      147.1 in 1938    110.0 in 2001     81.0 in 1859     32.5 in 1918     27.7 in 1917       147    10.4      58    39.46%     33    22.45%     13     8.84%     7    4.76%
month     191.0 in 1988    179.8 in 1911    168.9 in 1973    165.9 in 1918    151.9 in 1955      4557     8.2    1793    39.35%   1031    22.62%    401     8.80%   161    3.53%

Document: syd-d01.htm
Updated: 27th November, 2005
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