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Melbourne Highest Daily Rainfall - January

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    33.4 in 1996        29.7 in 1961        29.4 in 1988        26.4 in 1889         5.0 in 1992       143      4.4    36    25.17%   10     6.99%    4     2.80%    4     2.80%
2nd    53.8 in 1996        53.8 in 1970        51.8 in 1921        37.3 in 1889        22.4 in 1984       143      8.1    41    28.67%   20    13.99%    7     4.90%    4     2.80%
3rd    51.6 in 1889        36.1 in 1921        33.2 in 1987        29.2 in 1935        19.1 in 1971       143      7.0    51    35.66%   29    20.28%   11     7.69%    4     2.80%
4th    35.3 in 1870        26.4 in 1941        19.2 in 1989        19.2 in 1974        16.0 in 1901       143      5.1    49    34.27%   24    16.78%    8     5.59%    2     1.40%
5th    43.7 in 1895        43.0 in 1991        37.8 in 1909        23.1 in 1935        14.6 in 1989       143      6.5    45    31.47%   23    16.08%    9     6.29%    3     2.10%
6th    35.6 in 1935        33.3 in 1916        27.9 in 1953        26.0 in 1995        25.4 in 1891       143      6.1    45    31.47%   24    16.78%    7     4.90%    5     3.50%
7th    29.7 in 1886        27.2 in 1934        24.6 in 1926        21.8 in 1915        20.1 in 1856       143      7.1    34    23.78%   18    12.59%    9     6.29%    2     1.40%
8th    46.5 in 1886        37.3 in 1926        17.8 in 1900        17.3 in 1860        13.0 in 1880       143      5.3    35    24.48%   15    10.49%    5     3.50%    2     1.40%
9th    75.4 in 1897        32.8 in 1934        22.9 in 1886        16.8 in 1868        16.3 in 1922       143      6.2    37    25.87%   13     9.09%    7     4.90%    2     1.40%
10th   27.9 in 1864        20.1 in 1890        18.8 in 1859        18.5 in 1921        16.3 in 1908       143      5.5    37    25.87%   19    13.29%    8     5.59%    1     0.70%
11th   36.1 in 1897        15.5 in 1956        13.0 in 1896         8.6 in 1856         7.1 in 1900       143      3.5    41    28.67%   17    11.89%    3     2.10%    1     0.70%
12th   29.2 in 1871        27.2 in 1874        21.8 in 1901        11.7 in 1972        10.8 in 1980       143      4.2    37    25.87%   17    11.89%    5     3.50%    2     1.40%
13th   32.8 in 1980        29.5 in 1925        20.8 in 1966        18.3 in 1888        18.0 in 1973       143      5.8    40    27.97%   21    14.69%    6     4.20%    2     1.40%
14th   23.9 in 1963        23.9 in 1896        19.8 in 1871        18.8 in 1863        17.8 in 1904       143      4.6    44    30.77%   17    11.89%    8     5.59%    0     0.00%
15th   50.4 in 1977        34.5 in 1953        18.8 in 1904        18.5 in 1918        18.3 in 1901       143      6.7    41    28.67%   27    18.88%    7     4.90%    2     1.40%
16th   45.5 in 1941        22.0 in 1984        16.3 in 1867        11.2 in 1977         7.4 in 1945       143      4.2    45    31.47%   23    16.08%    4     2.80%    1     0.70%
17th   35.3 in 1872        26.4 in 1861        21.3 in 1962        18.3 in 1862        18.0 in 1946       143      6.8    37    25.87%   24    16.78%    7     4.90%    2     1.40%
18th   42.7 in 1956        25.7 in 1928        24.6 in 1911        21.6 in 1960        19.1 in 1874       143      6.3    41    28.67%   25    17.48%    8     5.59%    2     1.40%
19th   21.3 in 1946        12.7 in 1876         9.7 in 1928         8.6 in 1937         8.6 in 1868       143      4.7    24    16.78%   17    11.89%    2     1.40%    0     0.00%
20th   34.5 in 1942        26.2 in 1900        25.9 in 1962        19.6 in 1928        14.7 in 1864       143      5.8    33    23.08%   16    11.19%    6     4.20%    3     2.10%
21st   46.0 in 1904        32.5 in 1968        28.7 in 1884        27.9 in 1899        25.0 in 1979       143      7.2    36    25.17%   20    13.99%    8     5.59%    5     3.50%
22nd   40.6 in 1884        29.5 in 1925        19.3 in 1879        13.5 in 1903        13.2 in 1917       143      5.6    34    23.78%   19    13.29%    6     4.20%    2     1.40%
23rd   49.2 in 1991        37.3 in 1943        18.8 in 1997        12.7 in 1944        11.4 in 1884       143      5.4    36    25.17%   20    13.99%    5     3.50%    2     1.40%
24th   12.2 in 1947        10.9 in 1928         9.4 in 1909         8.2 in 1988         6.4 in 1896       143      3.2    27    18.88%   13     9.09%    2     1.40%    0     0.00%
25th   42.2 in 1941        37.8 in 1998        26.4 in 1971        26.2 in 1982        25.4 in 1937       143      7.4    38    26.57%   18    12.59%   10     6.99%    5     3.50%
26th   43.7 in 1870        38.1 in 1941        26.7 in 1914        23.1 in 1907        15.2 in 1931       143      6.7    39    27.27%   20    13.99%    8     5.59%    3     2.10%
27th   32.8 in 1933        30.0 in 1859        24.2 in 1993        19.6 in 1904        18.8 in 1924       143      6.0    41    28.67%   22    15.38%    8     5.59%    2     1.40%
28th   37.6 in 1995        27.2 in 1963        21.6 in 1916        19.6 in 1867        18.5 in 1924       143      6.7    38    26.57%   21    14.69%   10     6.99%    2     1.40%
29th  108.0 in 1963        22.6 in 1916        15.7 in 1971        14.7 in 1892        11.7 in 1918       143      5.9    40    27.97%   17    11.89%    5     3.50%    1     0.70%
30th   24.8 in 1978        16.0 in 1900        15.0 in 1899        10.7 in 1871        10.2 in 1929       143      5.2    30    20.98%   18    12.59%    5     3.50%    0     0.00%
31st   38.9 in 1973        37.8 in 1945        32.3 in 1872        27.2 in 1873        21.8 in 1857       143      7.3    39    27.27%   27    18.88%    7     4.90%    4     2.80%
      108.0 in 1963        75.4 in 1897        53.8 in 1996        53.8 in 1970        51.8 in 1921      4433      5.9  1191    26.87%  614    13.85%  205     4.62%   70     1.58%

Document: mel-d01.htm
Updated: 19th June, 1998
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