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Sydney Highest Daily Rainfall - August

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       108.0 in 1990    105.7 in 1951     32.5 in 1952     27.9 in 1903     25.4 in 1916       148     9.5      52    35.14%     27    18.24%     14     9.46%     5    3.38%
2nd       135.4 in 1860     57.9 in 1878     48.6 in 1990     37.6 in 1951     37.3 in 1908       148    10.8      45    30.41%     26    17.57%     10     6.76%     7    4.73%
3rd        58.4 in 1939     39.9 in 1903     34.8 in 1870     34.0 in 1899     33.3 in 1908       148     8.4      52    35.14%     32    21.62%     12     8.11%     5    3.38%
4th        36.8 in 1908     22.4 in 1865     21.8 in 1983     21.3 in 1862     19.8 in 1952       148     5.4      51    34.46%     28    18.92%     10     6.76%     1    0.68%
5th        88.0 in 1986     60.7 in 1952     31.8 in 1917     29.0 in 1993     13.2 in 1879       148     7.3      48    32.43%     23    15.54%     10     6.76%     4    2.70%
6th       327.6 in 1986     60.4 in 1998     59.7 in 1967     53.3 in 1952     44.7 in 1879       148    15.0      48    32.43%     23    15.54%     10     6.76%     6    4.05%
7th       104.6 in 1998     82.6 in 1861     63.5 in 1967     42.4 in 1923     33.5 in 1960       148    10.1      52    35.14%     28    18.92%     12     8.11%     7    4.73%
8th       136.0 in 1998     69.9 in 1879     40.4 in 1861     37.8 in 1963     29.7 in 1888       148     9.1      51    34.46%     26    17.57%     12     8.11%     5    3.38%
9th        32.5 in 1861     31.5 in 1925     21.3 in 1962     17.3 in 1864     14.7 in 1908       148     5.3      44    29.73%     25    16.89%      6     4.05%     2    1.35%
10th       32.3 in 1944     18.8 in 1865      9.4 in 1925      9.1 in 1891      8.6 in 1873       148     4.4      41    27.70%     26    17.57%      2     1.35%     1    0.68%
11th       39.9 in 1944     34.5 in 1924     34.0 in 1863     27.2 in 1929     24.1 in 1887       148     7.3      48    32.43%     30    20.27%     12     8.11%     4    2.70%
12th       55.8 in 1983     49.8 in 1973     45.5 in 1899     42.9 in 1863     33.5 in 1908       148     7.4      49    33.11%     26    17.57%     10     6.76%     5    3.38%
13th       61.7 in 1952     35.6 in 1863     29.5 in 1925     20.8 in 1969     20.6 in 1937       148     6.3      47    31.76%     24    16.22%      8     5.41%     3    2.03%
14th       43.4 in 1887     23.1 in 1912     22.6 in 1863     20.3 in 1952     15.2 in 1962       148     4.8      46    31.08%     19    12.84%      6     4.05%     1    0.68%
15th       54.2 in 1999     32.0 in 1902     30.0 in 1958     26.7 in 1957     25.4 in 1969       148     6.0      48    32.43%     26    17.57%     10     6.76%     5    3.38%
16th       54.4 in 1998     27.7 in 1958     24.1 in 1969     18.5 in 1896     18.0 in 1982       148     5.5      43    29.05%     21    14.19%      7     4.73%     2    1.35%
17th       29.6 in 1998     23.6 in 1872     20.2 in 2004     19.6 in 1972     19.1 in 1899       148     5.3      43    29.05%     25    16.89%      8     5.41%     1    0.68%
18th      105.4 in 2004     39.6 in 1998     31.0 in 1987     26.7 in 1899     18.3 in 1967       148     5.2      56    37.84%     22    14.86%      9     6.08%     4    2.70%
19th       58.7 in 1899     49.2 in 1987     37.3 in 1892     29.7 in 1943     26.2 in 1882       148     7.8      49    33.11%     28    18.92%      9     6.08%     5    3.38%
20th       50.5 in 1901     28.4 in 1911     24.2 in 2003     24.1 in 1868     21.4 in 1998       148     8.4      48    32.43%     35    23.65%     17    11.49%     2    1.35%
21st       85.1 in 1934     39.9 in 1938     31.2 in 1911     28.7 in 1883     25.7 in 1901       148     7.3      57    38.51%     32    21.62%     11     7.43%     5    3.38%
22nd      140.0 in 1971     39.4 in 1938     33.5 in 1969     33.3 in 1897     29.0 in 1934       148     9.6      41    27.70%     21    14.19%      9     6.08%     5    3.38%
23rd       51.6 in 1899     43.2 in 1938     42.4 in 1881     35.1 in 1911     29.7 in 1882       148     8.1      56    37.84%     34    22.97%     15    10.14%     7    4.73%
24th       40.4 in 1988     35.8 in 1911     30.5 in 1957     25.9 in 1943     25.4 in 1899       148     7.0      58    39.19%     34    22.97%     17    11.49%     5    3.38%
25th       74.2 in 1961     67.8 in 1943     38.1 in 1938     37.8 in 1949     34.5 in 1899       148     7.8      56    37.84%     29    19.59%     11     7.43%     5    3.38%
26th       48.0 in 1961     34.5 in 1957     34.3 in 1949     30.5 in 1903     30.0 in 1929       148     7.6      50    33.78%     31    20.95%     12     8.11%     6    4.05%
27th       87.0 in 1974     39.4 in 1961     39.1 in 1937     17.4 in 2001     16.3 in 1909       148     6.2      57    38.51%     33    22.30%      9     6.08%     3    2.03%
28th       50.3 in 1879     41.9 in 1959     38.2 in 1974     29.0 in 1987     26.4 in 1969       148     6.1      65    43.92%     42    28.38%      9     6.08%     5    3.38%
29th       53.3 in 1879     33.3 in 1963     24.1 in 1902     18.8 in 1987     16.8 in 1950       148     4.5      56    37.84%     25    16.89%      7     4.73%     2    1.35%
30th      130.0 in 1963     53.1 in 1877     26.4 in 2001     22.1 in 1925     20.3 in 1940       148     7.6      52    35.14%     28    18.92%     10     6.76%     3    2.03%
31st      127.4 in 1996     92.2 in 1906     25.9 in 1887     24.1 in 1966     20.1 in 1898       148     9.6      48    32.43%     35    23.65%      9     6.08%     3    2.03%
month     327.6 in 1986    140.0 in 1971    136.0 in 1998    135.4 in 1860    130.0 in 1963      4588     7.5    1557    33.94%    864    18.83%    313     6.82%   124    2.70%

Document: syd-d08.htm
Updated: 27th November, 2005
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