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  • POINT PRECIPITATION
    FREQUENCY ESTIMATES
    FROM NOAA ATLAS 14y

    MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (31-5814) 35.6 N 80.8333 W 898 feet

    Precipitation Intensity Estimates (in/hr)
    ARI*
    (years)     		5
    min     		10
    min     		15
    min     		30
    min     		60
    min     		120
    min     		3
    hr     		6
    hr     		12
    hr     		24
    hr     		48
    hr     		4
    day     		7
    day     		10
    day     		20
    day     		30
    day     		45
    day     		60
    day
    1 4.60 3.67 3.06 2.09 1.31 0.76 0.54 0.33 0.20 0.12 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
    2 5.42 4.33 3.63 2.51 1.57 0.92 0.65 0.40 0.24 0.14 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
    5 6.34 5.08 4.28 3.04 1.95 1.14 0.81 0.50 0.30 0.18 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
    10 7.00 5.60 4.72 3.42 2.23 1.31 0.94 0.58 0.35 0.21 0.12 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
    25 7.75 6.17 5.22 3.86 2.57 1.53 1.11 0.69 0.41 0.24 0.14 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01
    50 8.27 6.58 5.56 4.18 2.83 1.70 1.24 0.77 0.46 0.28 0.16 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01
    100 8.75 6.95 5.86 4.48 3.09 1.87 1.38 0.86 0.52 0.31 0.17 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
    200 9.17 7.27 6.12 4.76 3.34 2.04 1.52 0.95 0.58 0.34 0.19 0.11 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
    500 9.66 7.64 6.41 5.10 3.66 2.26 1.70 1.07 0.65 0.38 0.22 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02
    1000 9.98 7.87 6.58 5.33 3.89 2.42 1.85 1.16 0.72 0.42 0.24 0.13 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02

     

    These precipitation frequency estimates are based on a partial duration series. ARI is Average Recurrence Interval.

    Source: "Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States" NOAA Atlas 14, Volume 2, Version 3 G.M. Bonnin, D. Martin, B. Lin, T. Parzybok, M. Yekta, and D. Riley NOAA, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2004 Extracted: Wed May 2 2007