How extreme is extreme? An assessment of daily rainfall distribution tails

Papalexiou, S. M.; Koutsoyiannis, D.; Makropoulos, C.

doi:10.5194/hess-17-851-2013

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-851-2013

© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-851-2013

© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

Research article

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28 Feb 2013

Research article |

| 28 Feb 2013

How extreme is extreme? An assessment of daily rainfall distribution tails

S. M. Papalexiou, D. Koutsoyiannis, and C. Makropoulos

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May 2013	64	94	5	163
Jun 2013	42	84	4	130
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Aug 2013	26	48	0	74
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Oct 2013	38	66	2	106
Nov 2013	18	46	1	65
Dec 2013	30	73	1	104
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Apr 2014	21	38	2	61
May 2014	15	49	3	67
Jun 2014	6	29	1	36
Jul 2014	23	47	2	72
Aug 2014	20	49	2	71
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Mar 2015	25	11	0	36
Apr 2015	23	7	0	30
May 2015	10	11	0	21
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Nov 2022	35	18	0	53
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Mar 2013	115	194	5	314
Apr 2013	68	92	12	172
May 2013	64	94	5	163
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Jul 2013	83	67	0	150
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Oct 2013	38	66	2	106
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Jun 2014	6	29	1	36
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Apr 2015	23	7	0	30
May 2015	10	11	0	21
Jun 2015	36	8	1	45
Jul 2015	30	23	1	54
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Latest update: 08 Nov 2025