Current
Precipitation Frequency Information and Publications
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CURRENT
NWS PRECIPITATION FREQUENCY PUBLICATIONS
| Location |
5
min - 60 min |
1
hr - 24 hr |
2
day - 10 day |
| Arizona,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Southeast California |
NOAA
Atlas 14 (2003) |
NOAA
Atlas 14 (2003) |
NOAA Atlas 14 (2003) |
| Remainder
of the Western US |
Arkell & Richards (1986)
Frederick
& Miller (1979) |
NOAA Atlas 2 (1973)
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| Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC |
Noaa
Atlas 14, Volume 2 (June 2004) |
Noaa
Atlas 14, Volume 2 (June 2004) |
Noaa
Atlas 14, Volume 2 (June 2004) |
| Remainder
of the Eastern US |
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| Hawaii |
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| Alaska |
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| Puerto
Rico |
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NOAA
Atlas 14, Precipitation Frequency Atlas
for the United States: Volume 1 - The Semiarid Southwest
(2003). Volume 2 - The Ohio River Basin and Surrounding
States (2004). Available
on-line only.
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NOAA Atlas 2, Precipitation
Frequency Atlas of the Western United States, (1973).
Generalized maps are presented for 6- and 24-hr point precipitation
for the return periods of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years.
Equations and interpolation diagrams are provided for determining
values for durations less than 24 hours and for intermediate
return periods. Area reduction curves for adjusting point
values for areas up to 400 square miles are included. This
Atlas is published is published in separate volumes for each
of the States.
Volume I. Montana
Volume II. Wyoming
Volume III. Colorado: Digital file coming soon.
Only available as photocopy ($12.00). Click here
for ordering information.
Volume IV. New Mexico - Superseded by NOAA Atlas 14.
Volume
V. Idaho
Volume VI. Utah - Superseded by NOAA Atlas 14.
Volume VII. Nevada - Superseded by NOAA Atlas 14.
Volume VIII.
Arizona - Superseded by NOAA Atlas 14.
Volume IX. Washington
Volume X. Oregon
Volume XI. California
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Technical
Paper 40, Rainfall Frequency Atlas
of the United States for Durations from 30 minutes to 24 Hours
and Return Periods from 1 to 100 Years (1961). Rainfall-frequency
values for selected durations from 30 minutes to 24 hours
and return periods of 1 to 100 years are given on a series
of maps. NOTE: This publication is superseded in part by Technical
Memorandum NWS Hydro 35, NOAA Atlas 2 and NOAA Atlas 14.
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Technical
Paper 42 Generalized Estimates of
Probable Maximum Precipitation and Rainfall-Frequency Data
for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (1961). $23.50 Digital
File comming soon. Click here
for ordering information.
- Technical
Paper 43 Rainfall-Frequency Atlas
of the Hawaiian Islands for Areas to 200 Square Miles, Durations
to 24 Hours, and Return Periods from 1 to 100 Years(1962).
$15.00 Digital File comming soon. Click here
for ordering information
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Technical
Paper 47 Probable Maximum Precipitation
and Rainfall-Frequency Data for Alaska for Areas to 400 Square
Miles, Durations to 24 Hours, and Return Periods from 1 to
100 Years (1963).
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Technical
Paper 49, Two-to-Ten-Day Precipitation
for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in the Contiguous United
States (1964)
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Technical
Paper 51, Two to Ten Day Rainfall
for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in Hawaiian Islands.
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Technical
Paper 52, Two-to-Ten-Day Precipitation
for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in Alaska (1965)
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Technical
Paper 53, Two-to-Ten-Day Precipitation
for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in Puerto Rico and Virgin
Islands (1965)
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Technical
Memorandum NWS Hydro 35, Five
to 60-minutes Precipitation Frequency for Eastern and Central
United States (1977). Precipitation-frequency values for
the Central and Eastern United States for return periods from
2 to 100 years for durations of 5 minutes to 1 hour are provided
in a series of maps and graphs. This material supersedes the
similar material published in Technical Paper 40.
Short
Duration Rainfall Relations for the Western United States,
Richard E. Arkell and Frank Richards. Preprint Volume of the Conference
on Climate and Water Management, AMS (1986)
Short
Duration Rainfall Frequency Relations for California,
Ralph H. Frederick and John F. Miller. Preprint from Third Conference
on Hydrometeorology. AMS (1979)
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