Effects of August 1995 and July 1997 Storms in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
Prepared in cooperation with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County |
Table 2.--Statistical summary of rainfall totals, in inches, at raingages in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for the indicated durations during the storms of August 26-28, 1995, and July 22-24, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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30-minute | 1-hour | 2-hour | 3-hour | 6-hour | 12-hour | 24-hour | ||||||||
1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1997 | |
Maximum | 1.93 | 2.44 | 2.86 | 3.76 | 3.62 | 5.57 | 3.90 | 6.69 | 5.51 | 7.47 | 6.48 | 10.67 | 8.70 | 11.40 |
Minimum | .34 | .50 | .51 | .73 | .75 | .89 | 1.01 | 1.28 | 1.22 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 2.89 | 3.21 | 3.11 |
Median | .98 | 1.13 | 1.38 | 1.79 | 1.96 | 2.43 | 2.22 | 2.83 | 2.84 | 3.46 | 4.52 | 5.18 | 5.76 | 5.98 |
Mean | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.45 | 1.89 | 2.02 | 2.63 | 2.33 | 3.15 | 3.18 | 4.00 | 4.24 | 5.38 | 5.65 | 6.22 |