EXCESSIVE RAINS 



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TABLE II 



HIGHEST RATE PER HOUR OF RAINSTORMS OCCURRING AT 

 WASHINGTON, D. C., DURING THE PAST 16 YEARS 



For any 



Inches. 



Date. 



5 consecutive minutes , 



10 " " . 

 15 



20 " " . 



2 5 



30 " " 



40 " " . 



50 "' " . 



60 " " . 



120 



4-50 



3.90 

 3.60 

 3-15 

 2.75 

 2.30 

 1.98 

 1.23 



Sept. 3, 1882 

 Sept. 1 6, 1888 

 June 27, 1881 

 June 27, 1881 

 June 27, 1881 

 June 27, 1881 

 June 10, 1876 

 June 10, 1876 

 June 10, 1876 

 July 26, 1886 



TABLE III 



MAXIMUM INTENSITY OF RAINFALL FOR PERIODS OF 5, 10, AND 

 60 MINUTES AT WEATHER BUREAU STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH 

 SELF-REGISTERING GAGES, COMPILED FROM ALL AVAILABLE 

 RECORDS. 



5 Minutes 



10 Minutes. 



60 Minutes. 



Bismarck 9 . oo 



St. Paul 8.40 



New Orleans 8.16 



Milwaukee 7.80 



Kansas City 7 . 80 



Washington 7 . 50 



Jacksonville .' 7-44 



Detroit 7 . 20 



New York City 7 . 20 



Boston 6.72 



Savannah 6 . 60 



Indianapolis 6 . 60 



Memphis 6 . 60 



Chicago 6 . 60 



Galveston 6 . 48 



Omaha 6 . oo 



Dodge City 6.00 



Norfolk 5 . 76 



Cleveland 5 . 64 



Atlanta 5 46 



Key West 5 .40 



Philadelphia 5 . 40 



St. Louis 4 . 80 



Cincinnati 4 56 



Denver 3 . 60 



Duluth 3 . 60 



6.00 

 6.00 

 4.86 

 4.20 

 6.60 

 5-io 

 7.08 

 6.00 

 4.92 

 4.98 

 6.00 

 3-90 



So 



Q2 



58 



4.80 



3-66 



4-8o 

 4.02 

 3-84 

 4.20 



3-30 

 2.40 



2.OO 

 1.30 

 2.18 

 1.25 

 2.40 

 I. 7 8 

 2. 2O 



2.15 

 1. 60 



1.68 



2.21 

 I. 60 



1.86 



1. 60 



2-55 

 i-55 

 1-34 

 i-55 



1. 12 



1-50 

 2.25 



i-5o 



2.25 

 1.70 

 1.18 



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