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Sydney Highest Daily Rainfall - May

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       188.2 in 1955    120.6 in 1988     57.9 in 1864     52.1 in 1956     35.1 in 1871       147    11.0      70    47.62%     36    24.49%     17    11.56%     8    5.44%
2nd       105.2 in 1953     88.4 in 1877     59.7 in 1890     43.4 in 1956     40.1 in 1948       147    10.2      73    49.66%     45    30.61%     17    11.56%     8    5.44%
3rd        79.8 in 1875     72.6 in 1948     66.3 in 1930     39.6 in 1953     34.3 in 1874       147     8.9      75    51.02%     45    30.61%     21    14.29%     7    4.76%
4th        99.6 in 1874     61.5 in 1876     36.6 in 1875     30.7 in 1917     25.1 in 1879       147     9.2      59    40.14%     37    25.17%     17    11.56%     5    3.40%
5th        93.7 in 1919     82.6 in 1925     32.3 in 1905     30.7 in 1890     27.9 in 1915       147     8.0      64    43.54%     33    22.45%     12     8.16%     8    5.44%
6th       153.7 in 1898     93.6 in 2001     47.0 in 1995     40.6 in 1910     33.0 in 1890       147    12.0      65    44.22%     43    29.25%     25    17.01%     9    6.12%
7th        67.6 in 1963     61.2 in 1869     51.3 in 1913     45.5 in 1940     43.9 in 1953       147    10.2      71    48.30%     41    27.89%     20    13.61%    10    6.80%
8th       111.0 in 1869     93.7 in 1953     56.9 in 1876     45.5 in 1934     41.8 in 1984       147     8.6      67    45.58%     32    21.77%     14     9.52%     7    4.76%
9th        55.4 in 2001     48.0 in 1869     27.9 in 1921     24.1 in 1965     18.0 in 1953       147     4.8      59    40.14%     25    17.01%      9     6.12%     3    2.04%
10th       99.3 in 1929     69.3 in 1925     37.6 in 1921     21.1 in 1869     21.0 in 1980       147     7.3      57    38.78%     27    18.37%      9     6.12%     3    2.04%
11th      122.9 in 1925     68.0 in 1997     46.0 in 1921     35.8 in 1883     26.9 in 1926       147     7.3      58    39.46%     22    14.97%     10     6.80%     5    3.40%
12th       61.7 in 1929     39.9 in 1879     36.3 in 1870     30.7 in 1962     29.7 in 1898       147     7.2      58    39.46%     28    19.05%     14     9.52%     6    4.08%
13th      111.8 in 1962    102.4 in 1870     67.1 in 1877     37.6 in 2003     27.7 in 1963       147    10.5      56    38.10%     29    19.73%     14     9.52%     7    4.76%
14th       95.8 in 1962     67.8 in 2003     41.4 in 1913     33.3 in 1922     32.8 in 1919       147     9.0      55    37.41%     31    21.09%     16    10.88%     6    4.08%
15th       64.0 in 1913     57.4 in 1977     56.4 in 1919     49.5 in 1968     49.5 in 1943       147     9.4      66    44.90%     40    27.21%     20    13.61%     9    6.12%
16th       84.8 in 1879     72.4 in 1945     42.9 in 1924     34.8 in 2003     26.8 in 1977       147     7.8      66    44.90%     35    23.81%     14     9.52%     6    4.08%
17th       52.8 in 1866     45.0 in 1989     44.7 in 1945     38.6 in 1943     30.6 in 2003       147     7.3      65    44.22%     31    21.09%     15    10.20%     7    4.76%
18th       43.6 in 1974     33.0 in 1944     29.2 in 1998     26.2 in 1887     21.6 in 1919       147     6.0      64    43.54%     38    25.85%     14     9.52%     4    2.72%
19th      108.6 in 1998     47.5 in 1960     46.5 in 1963     39.4 in 1869     30.2 in 1933       147     7.7      64    43.54%     28    19.05%     13     8.84%     5    3.40%
20th       96.5 in 1933     69.3 in 1943     51.6 in 1946     44.2 in 1949     36.3 in 1882       147    10.8      59    40.14%     34    23.13%     20    13.61%     8    5.44%
21st       52.6 in 1983     50.0 in 1966     42.8 in 1978     40.1 in 1882     34.5 in 1914       147     8.4      77    52.38%     41    27.89%     21    14.29%     7    4.76%
22nd       71.4 in 1876     65.2 in 1983     45.7 in 1871     37.8 in 1951     31.5 in 1919       147     9.2      63    42.86%     37    25.17%     17    11.56%     7    4.76%
23rd       89.2 in 1900     43.9 in 1971     26.0 in 1990     24.6 in 1981     20.0 in 1992       147     5.5      63    42.86%     29    19.73%      7     4.76%     3    2.04%
24th       52.3 in 1900     41.9 in 1912     39.9 in 1884     25.9 in 1943     24.4 in 1950       147     6.2      58    39.46%     30    20.41%     10     6.80%     4    2.72%
25th       80.0 in 1950     79.5 in 1900     64.8 in 1884     62.0 in 1870     56.6 in 1889       147    13.9      58    39.46%     41    27.89%     23    15.65%     9    6.12%
26th      113.8 in 1919    102.9 in 1889    100.6 in 1925     83.8 in 1974     58.6 in 2003       147    13.4      63    42.86%     35    23.81%     19    12.93%    10    6.80%
27th      119.1 in 1889     44.5 in 1955     34.3 in 1904     20.8 in 1929     17.0 in 1974       147     7.0      61    41.50%     30    20.41%     12     8.16%     3    2.04%
28th      212.3 in 1889     60.7 in 1931     51.8 in 1955     43.7 in 1929     36.8 in 1904       147    10.9      68    46.26%     37    25.17%     16    10.88%     7    4.76%
29th       98.8 in 1875     86.8 in 2001     85.1 in 1906     71.9 in 1887     43.7 in 1886       147     9.8      66    44.90%     35    23.81%     16    10.88%     8    5.44%
30th       75.2 in 1899     59.9 in 1919     46.2 in 1913     40.9 in 1868     39.4 in 1991       147     7.3      68    46.26%     32    21.77%     12     8.16%     6    4.08%
31st       55.4 in 1887     36.8 in 1879     33.5 in 1947     29.0 in 1897     26.0 in 1978       147     6.4      63    42.86%     24    16.33%     14     9.52%     5    3.40%
month     212.3 in 1889    188.2 in 1955    153.7 in 1898    122.9 in 1925    120.6 in 1988      4557     8.8    1979    43.43%   1051    23.06%    478    10.49%   200    4.39%

Document: syd-d05.htm
Updated: 27th November, 2005
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