Michigan State Climatologist’s Office

Extreme Precipitation

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                                                                 HERMAN                                                                
       DIVISION: 1                                          STATION #3744                                         DATE OF RUN
       COUNTY: BARAGA                      PERIOD ANALYSIS FOR 1971 -2000  ( 30 YEARS)                             11/09/04 
                                                         EXTREME PRECIPITATION                                                           

           YEAR             JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    ANNUAL        

           1971             .82    1.17    2.44     .33    1.00    1.38    1.00     .46    1.27     .65     .61     .81      4.82
           1972             .70     .43    1.07    1.08    1.58    3.09    1.30    1.00    1.78     .58    1.43     .63      6.29
           1973             .50     .59    1.47     .77    1.76     .61    1.15    1.38    1.10     .39     .43    1.24      7.83
           1974             .38     .18     .13     .82    1.15    1.30    1.22    1.22     .66    1.38    1.52     .43      5.57
           1975             .75     .62    1.05     .97    2.13    1.23     .64    1.24     .82     .40    1.30    1.35      6.65
           1976             .35     .58    1.35     .90     .54     .67     .55     .26     .44     .38     .45     .48      6.18
           1977             .45     .23    1.28    1.48     .43     .94    1.39    1.25    1.27     .82    1.00     .71      5.07
           1978             .69     .34     .30     .46     .80     .56    2.11    2.65    3.12     .72    1.29     .72      7.68
           1979             .58     .69    1.48     .47     .78    1.98    1.17     .73    1.34    2.40    1.25     .53      7.64
           1980             .72     .20     .23    1.10    2.02    1.52    1.57    1.14    1.64     .74     .43     .36      8.67
           1981             .54     .67    1.12    1.15     .97    1.35    1.40    1.55     .69    2.04     .81     .45      6.69
           1982             .68     .21     .29    1.42     .81     .90    3.36    2.89    2.36    2.97    1.59    1.05      9.64
           1983             .51    1.09    1.13     .65    1.67    1.35    1.12     .95    1.22    1.46    1.37     .60      6.98
           1984             .21     .66    1.52    1.95     .86     .55     .64     .80     .78     .48     .59     .50      4.04
           1985             .28     .55     .88    3.07    1.25     .70    1.50    1.24    1.70    2.50    1.42     .50      6.63
           1986             .40     .42     .97     .98     .30    1.80     .99    1.25     .49    1.50     .30     .31      4.18
           1987             .23     .34     .35     .32    1.05     .56     .80    3.20     .90     .96     .40     .80      9.42
           1988             .73     .30     .43     .21     .36     .27    1.97    2.44     .78    1.34    1.25     .51      9.39
           1989             .74     .41     .66     .60     .59    2.00    1.03    1.35     .17     .53     .29     .22      4.56
           1990             .35     .38     .40     .47    1.52    1.37    1.10     .83     .61    1.54     .82     .30      6.34
           1991             .14     .27     .59     .58    1.05    1.60     .87     .35    1.07    1.83     .89     .38      5.90
           1992             .45     .35     .43     .45     .67     .22    2.16    1.50     .82     .85     .91     .91      6.89
           1993             .30     .10     .38     .80     .41     .87     .43     .65     .95    1.20     .50     .26      3.25
           1994             .36     .10     .65     .88     .51     .66    1.30     .80     .92     .34     .39     .10      5.14
           1995             .27     .24     .80     .48    1.24     .80    1.31    1.08     .90    1.15     .31     .25      6.92
           1996             .99     .62    2.60     .60     .20    1.64    1.14     .58     .55     .55     .85    1.00      6.03
           1997             .82     .45     .48     .27     .80     .73     .82    1.00     .84     .31     .32     .68      4.87
           1998             .24     .45     .22     .19    1.08    1.30     .34    1.31     .73     .75     .50     .51      3.74
           1999             .80     .53     .41     .60    1.95     .77    1.14    1.11    1.40     .52     .50     .55      9.83
           2000             .55     .38    1.10     .22     .63    1.11     .75     .13    1.53     .45     .90     .97      6.77

           NON-ZERO          30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30        30          
           ZEROES             0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0         0          
           PROB OF ZERO     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00       .00          
             NOTE:  STATISTICS ARE COMPUTED ON THE NON-ZERO VALUES                                                                         
           NUMBER YEARS      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30        30          
           MEAN            .518    .452    .874    .809   1.004   1.128   1.209   1.211   1.095   1.058    .821    .604     6.454          
           VARIANCE        .050    .063    .378    .353    .285    .368    .361    .538    .361    .505    .181    .093     3.173          
           STND DEV        .224    .251    .615    .594    .534    .607    .601    .734    .601    .711    .426    .306     1.781          
           SKEW            .171   1.132   1.180   2.074    .568   1.094   1.614   1.202   1.498   1.104    .359    .687      .248          
           KURTOSIS       1.964   4.451   4.149   8.279   2.383   4.755   6.747   4.138   5.803   3.371   1.702   2.901     2.377          


          NOTE:   A MISSING OR INCOMPLETE VALUE, INDICATED BY THE FIELD BEING FILLED WITH 9s, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS.






                                                                 HERMAN                                                                
       DIVISION: 1                                          STATION #3744                                         DATE OF RUN
       COUNTY: BARAGA                      PERIOD ANALYSIS FOR 1971 -2000  ( 30 YEARS)                             11/09/04 
                                                    EXTREME PRECIPITATION STATISTICS                                                

        PARAMETER        JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    ANNUAL        
        NUMBER YEARS      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30      30        30          
        MEAN            .518    .452    .874    .809   1.004   1.128   1.209   1.211   1.095   1.058    .821    .604     6.454          
        VARIANCE        .050    .063    .378    .353    .285    .368    .361    .538    .361    .505    .181    .093     3.173          
        STND DEV        .224    .251    .615    .594    .534    .607    .601    .734    .601    .711    .426    .306     1.781          
        SKEW            .171   1.132   1.180   2.074    .568   1.094   1.614   1.202   1.498   1.104    .359    .687      .248          
        KURTOSIS       1.964   4.451   4.149   8.279   2.383   4.755   6.747   4.138   5.803   3.371   1.702   2.901     2.377          

        GAMMA          4.908   3.417   2.188   2.506   3.411   3.561   4.782   2.777   3.780   2.607   3.657   3.784    13.154          
        BETA            .105    .132    .399    .323    .294    .317    .253    .436    .290    .406    .224    .160      .491          

        PROB OF ZERO     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00     .00       .00          
           LEVELS                                           PROBABILITY PERCENTILE VALUES

        01               .13     .08     .08     .09     .17     .20     .30     .16     .21     .13     .15     .12      3.04               
        05               .20     .14     .17     .19     .30     .35     .46     .31     .36     .25     .26     .20      3.83               
        10               .25     .18     .25     .26     .40     .46     .58     .42     .46     .35     .34     .26      4.30               
        20               .32     .24     .38     .38     .54     .62     .74     .60     .62     .51     .46     .34      4.93               
        25               .35     .27     .44     .43     .60     .69     .80     .68     .68     .58     .51     .38      5.18               
        30               .37     .30     .50     .49     .66     .76     .87     .75     .75     .64     .55     .41      5.42               
        40               .43     .35     .62     .59     .78     .89    1.00     .91     .87     .78     .65     .48      5.86               
        50               .48     .41     .74     .70     .91    1.02    1.13    1.07    1.00     .93     .75     .55      6.29               
        60               .54     .47     .89     .83    1.04    1.17    1.26    1.25    1.14    1.09     .85     .63      6.75               
        70               .61     .54    1.06     .98    1.20    1.35    1.43    1.46    1.31    1.28     .98     .72      7.26               
        75               .65     .58    1.17    1.07    1.30    1.45    1.52    1.59    1.40    1.40    1.06     .77      7.55               
        80               .70     .63    1.29    1.18    1.41    1.58    1.63    1.74    1.52    1.53    1.14     .84      7.88               
        90               .83     .78    1.66    1.49    1.73    1.93    1.95    2.18    1.85    1.93    1.39    1.02      8.81               
        95               .95     .91    2.01    1.79    2.03    2.25    2.23    2.59    2.15    2.31    1.63    1.18      9.63               
        99              1.18    1.20    2.79    2.43    2.67    2.95    2.81    3.45    2.77    3.12    2.12    1.53     11.30