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Melbourne Highest Daily Rainfall - August

Calculated from daily rainfall data: April 1855 to August 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    18.3 in 1874        15.2 in 1945        10.6 in 1989        10.0 in 1985         9.9 in 1967       144      2.5    78    54.17%   29    20.14%    4     2.78%    0     0.00%
2nd    16.8 in 1939        14.5 in 1922        13.2 in 1995        11.9 in 1970         9.9 in 1869       144      2.9    84    58.33%   33    22.92%    4     2.78%    0     0.00%
3rd    24.9 in 1863        17.8 in 1930        15.5 in 1870        13.0 in 1921        12.6 in 1975       144      3.2    83    57.64%   36    25.00%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
4th     9.9 in 1924         9.4 in 1921         8.1 in 1885         8.1 in 1872         8.0 in 1981       144      2.5    77    53.47%   32    22.22%    0     0.00%    0     0.00%
5th    19.6 in 1965        13.7 in 1921        13.7 in 1872        12.4 in 1941        10.7 in 1963       144      3.0    74    51.39%   30    20.83%    5     3.47%    0     0.00%
6th    20.8 in 1965        13.7 in 1862        11.4 in 1972        10.9 in 1940        10.7 in 1918       144      3.3    72    50.00%   34    23.61%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
7th    29.6 in 1978        26.2 in 1965        15.5 in 1873         9.9 in 1939         9.7 in 1882       144      3.6    74    51.39%   40    27.78%    3     2.08%    2     1.39%
8th    36.3 in 1899        34.0 in 1871        19.0 in 1978        16.0 in 1939        14.7 in 1900       144      4.0    78    54.17%   40    27.78%    6     4.17%    2     1.39%
9th    11.7 in 1913        11.4 in 1871         9.4 in 1994         8.2 in 1988         8.0 in 1981       144      2.9    76    52.78%   39    27.08%    2     1.39%    0     0.00%
10th   14.0 in 1966        10.7 in 1924         8.4 in 1872         7.6 in 1993         7.6 in 1978       144      2.5    67    46.53%   29    20.14%    2     1.39%    0     0.00%
11th   24.4 in 1975        16.2 in 1982        14.2 in 1880        11.9 in 1953        11.9 in 1917       144      2.9    75    52.08%   30    20.83%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
12th   17.6 in 1975        14.0 in 1960        14.0 in 1867        12.4 in 1966        10.7 in 1892       144      3.7    80    55.56%   47    32.64%    5     3.47%    0     0.00%
13th   15.5 in 1911        15.2 in 1912        14.0 in 1967        12.0 in 1992        10.2 in 1897       144      3.0    82    56.94%   35    24.31%    5     3.47%    0     0.00%
14th   13.4 in 1993        12.4 in 1911        10.0 in 1992         9.1 in 1895         8.9 in 1969       144      2.7    68    47.22%   28    19.44%    3     2.08%    0     0.00%
15th   23.6 in 1932        21.6 in 1955        17.0 in 1934        11.9 in 1958        11.8 in 1980       144      3.1    88    61.11%   45    31.25%    7     4.86%    0     0.00%
16th   10.7 in 1936        10.0 in 1986         9.2 in 1985         8.9 in 1955         8.4 in 1922       144      2.6    78    54.17%   34    23.61%    2     1.39%    0     0.00%
17th   54.4 in 1881        30.2 in 1983        19.8 in 1961        16.5 in 1878        11.2 in 1920       144      3.8    78    54.17%   35    24.31%    5     3.47%    2     1.39%
18th    7.9 in 1973         7.4 in 1881         7.1 in 1871         6.9 in 1897         6.1 in 1863       144      1.8    75    52.08%   23    15.97%    0     0.00%    0     0.00%
19th   15.2 in 1952        11.7 in 1884        10.0 in 1996         9.9 in 1966         9.7 in 1863       144      2.7    75    52.08%   38    26.39%    3     2.08%    0     0.00%
20th   32.0 in 1909        23.4 in 1886        23.1 in 1951        14.0 in 1955         9.4 in 1989       144      3.3    73    50.69%   28    19.44%    4     2.78%    1     0.69%
21st   14.7 in 1967        13.7 in 1948        12.0 in 1981        11.2 in 1980        10.7 in 1886       144      3.3    78    54.17%   40    27.78%    6     4.17%    0     0.00%
22nd   13.5 in 1963        11.9 in 1893        10.9 in 1931         7.9 in 1908         7.4 in 1861       144      2.5    72    50.00%   33    22.92%    3     2.08%    0     0.00%
23rd   19.6 in 1989        10.9 in 1860        10.2 in 1941        10.2 in 1939        10.0 in 1975       144      3.2    86    59.72%   48    33.33%    5     3.47%    0     0.00%
24th   30.2 in 1920        17.8 in 1918        14.0 in 1986        12.7 in 1909        12.4 in 1961       144      3.8    75    52.08%   44    30.56%    7     4.86%    1     0.69%
25th   30.2 in 1952        15.7 in 1924        13.0 in 1958         9.4 in 1941         7.1 in 1962       144      2.7    71    49.31%   23    15.97%    3     2.08%    1     0.69%
26th   49.3 in 1924        16.0 in 1874        12.7 in 1880        10.4 in 1901         9.4 in 1958       144      3.2    68    47.22%   25    17.36%    4     2.78%    1     0.69%
27th   18.3 in 1894        13.0 in 1974        11.8 in 1979         9.9 in 1896         9.0 in 1996       144      3.2    78    54.17%   43    29.86%    3     2.08%    0     0.00%
28th   17.8 in 1896        12.7 in 1916        11.9 in 1882        11.2 in 1973         9.4 in 1969       144      3.3    69    47.92%   32    22.22%    4     2.78%    0     0.00%
29th   31.2 in 1896        21.8 in 1878        16.4 in 1981        15.5 in 1901        11.7 in 1864       144      3.9    68    47.22%   35    24.31%    6     4.17%    1     0.69%
30th   18.8 in 1904        17.0 in 1932         9.4 in 1931         8.9 in 1885         8.1 in 1960       144      2.8    73    50.69%   33    22.92%    2     1.39%    0     0.00%
31st   27.7 in 1904        19.1 in 1875        11.7 in 1869        11.7 in 1866        11.0 in 1991       144      3.7    72    50.00%   39    27.08%    5     3.47%    1     0.69%
       54.4 in 1881        49.3 in 1924        36.3 in 1899        34.0 in 1871        32.0 in 1909      4464      3.1  2345    52.53% 1080    24.19%  126     2.82%   12     0.27%

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Updated: 4th September, 1998
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