2.

17 The annual rainfall values at a station P for a period of 20 years are as follows:
Year

Annual Rainfall (cm)

1975
120
1976
84
1977
68
1978
92
1979
102
1980
92
1981
95
1982
88
1983
76
1984
84
1985
101
1986
109
1987
106
1988
115
1989
95
1990
90
1991
70
1992
89
1993
80
1994
90

Annual
Rainfall (cm)
120
115
109
106
102
101
95
95
92
92
90
90
89
88
84
84
80
76

m
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

T=(N+1)/m
(Years)
21.000
10.500
7.000
5.250
4.200
3.500
3.000
2.625
2.333
2.100
1.909
1.750
1.615
1.500
1.400
1.313
1.235
1.167

Exceedance probability in
percent p = m/(N+1) x 100
4.762
9.524
14.286
19.048
23.810
28.571
33.333
38.095
42.857
47.619
52.381
57.143
61.905
66.667
71.429
76.190
80.952
85.714

70
68

19
20

1.105
1.050

90.476
95.238

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.000

5.000

10.000

15.000

20

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25.000