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Sydney Highest Daily Rainfall - December

Calculated from daily rainfallwo 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        69.9 in 1888     40.9 in 1905     40.6 in 1940     32.5 in 1920     27.4 in 1961       148     7.6      63    42.57%     39    26.35%     13    8.78%     5    3.38%
2nd        84.6 in 1940     55.1 in 1911     32.3 in 1955     31.8 in 1961     25.4 in 1866       148     7.5      64    43.24%     37    25.00%     13    8.78%     5    3.38%
3rd        55.6 in 1958     21.3 in 1892     21.1 in 1960     16.3 in 1887     15.8 in 2005       148     5.2      52    35.14%     27    18.24%      9    6.08%     1    0.68%
4th        64.5 in 1935     44.6 in 1992     29.0 in 1958     21.6 in 1948     20.2 in 1990       148     6.3      64    43.24%     37    25.00%     10    6.76%     3    2.03%
5th        79.6 in 1989     47.0 in 1968     45.8 in 1985     24.6 in 1992     24.6 in 1960       148     7.0      56    37.84%     28    18.92%      1    6.76%     3    2.03%
6th        31.6 in 1989     30.7 in 1900     29.0 in 1920     26.9 in 1886     24.4 in 1966       148     6.1      50    33.78%     25    16.89%      9    6.08%     4    2.70%
7th        39.6 in 1992     36.8 in 1903     28.2 in 1971     21.4 in 1989     21.1 in 1924       148     6.6      54    36.49%     32    21.62%     14    9.46%     3    2.03%
8th       105.9 in 1963     56.4 in 1897     45.0 in 1971     28.0 in 1980     27.4 in 1920       148     8.0      62    41.89%     36    24.32%     12    8.11%     6    4.05%
9th       126.0 in 1970     49.8 in 1920     35.3 in 1942     29.8 in 1994     18.4 in 1990       148     8.0      75    50.68%     50    33.78%     17   11.49%     4    2.70%
10th      105.2 in 1920     42.8 in 1988     39.6 in 1999     19.3 in 1864     17.8 in 1970       148     6.3      60    40.54%     33    22.30%      8    5.41%     3    2.03%
11th       49.2 in 2002     29.5 in 1920     27.4 in 2004     25.2 in 1988     21.4 in 1995       148     5.9      57    38.51%     34    22.97%     12    8.11%     4    2.70%
12th       55.1 in 1920     50.8 in 1991     33.5 in 1910     20.1 in 1878     19.6 in 1929       148     7.3      50    33.78%     31    20.95%     10    6.76%     3    2.03%
13th      120.7 in 1910     73.7 in 1963     58.9 in 1920     36.1 in 1886     24.4 in 1927       148     9.8      49    33.11%     26    17.57%     11    7.43%     4    2.70%
14th       56.0 in 1991     38.4 in 1981     23.6 in 1885     20.4 in 1983     17.2 in 2004       148     5.7      50    33.78%     27    18.24%      7    4.73%     2    1.35%
15th       48.3 in 1862     28.7 in 1878     19.1 in 1890     17.5 in 1971     14.7 in 1947       148     6.2      50    33.78%     32    21.62%     13    8.78%     2    1.35%
16th       67.1 in 1888     27.4 in 1932     24.1 in 1960     21.8 in 1872     21.3 in 1930       148     6.0      55    37.16%     26    17.57%     11    7.43%     2    1.35%
17th       55.1 in 1960     38.1 in 1963     36.6 in 1954     29.2 in 1947     26.4 in 1932       148     6.4      57    38.51%     29    19.59%      8    5.41%     5    3.38%
18th       60.7 in 1926     54.1 in 1892     26.7 in 1955     24.9 in 1915     23.0 in 1978       148     6.6      55    37.16%     28    18.92%     10    6.76%     3    2.03%
19th       41.1 in 1960     34.3 in 1955     31.2 in 1961     23.2 in 1992     22.6 in 1892       148     5.8      59    39.86%     30    20.27%     12    8.11%     3    2.03%
20th       50.0 in 1955     29.0 in 1881     22.6 in 1949     20.6 in 1897     18.6 in 1975       148     6.0      50    33.78%     27    18.24%     10    6.76%     2    1.35%
21st       51.6 in 1940     28.2 in 1987     21.1 in 1936     15.5 in 1947     14.5 in 1941       148     5.2      47    31.76%     21    14.19%     10    6.76%     2    1.35%
22nd       39.4 in 1914     28.4 in 1991     18.0 in 1987     18.0 in 1870     12.0 in 1992       148     4.3      49    33.11%     20    13.51%      6    4.05%     2    1.35%
23rd       42.4 in 1909     42.2 in 1931     30.0 in 1921     25.7 in 1870     19.1 in 1964       148     6.1      46    31.08%     23    15.54%      8    5.41%     4    2.70%
24th       35.3 in 1909     29.7 in 1870     28.4 in 1934     23.4 in 1932     21.6 in 1974       148     5.6      47    31.76%     23    15.54%      9    6.08%     3    2.03%
25th       65.8 in 1870     22.6 in 1962     20.6 in 1883     16.3 in 1906     16.0 in 1947       148     5.3      51    34.46%     26    17.57%      8    5.41%     1    0.68%
26th       40.4 in 1887     31.2 in 1942     23.1 in 1936     19.0 in 1994     17.0 in 1885       148     5.4      55    37.16%     27    18.24%      9    6.08%     2    1.35%
27th       48.3 in 1921     27.0 in 1988     23.6 in 1961     18.0 in 1862     17.8 in 1936       148     5.6      55    37.16%     27    18.24%     10    6.76%     2    1.35%
28th       57.7 in 1926     57.7 in 1859     34.8 in 1955     30.5 in 1970     30.0 in 1945       148     7.6      57    38.51%     31    20.95%     11    7.43%     5    3.38%
29th       66.0 in 1873     47.8 in 1930     42.7 in 1919     29.7 in 1970     28.2 in 1987       148     7.3      61    41.22%     30    20.27%     14    9.46%     6    4.05%
30th       67.3 in 1914     41.9 in 1934     31.2 in 1980     25.9 in 1930     24.6 in 1937       148     8.9      45    30.41%     31    20.95%     12    8.11%     4    2.70%
31st       42.9 in 1948     39.6 in 1957     24.1 in 1921     24.1 in 1875     22.6 in 1892       148     6.7      57    38.51%     31    20.95%     13    8.78%     2    1.35%
month     126.0 in 1970    120.7 in 1910    105.9 in 1963    105.2 in 1920     84.6 in 1940      4588     6.5    1702    37.10%    924    20.14%    329    7.17%   100    2.18%

Document: syd-d12.htm
Updated: 5th January, 2006
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