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Rainfall Tables

Rainfall hydrographs can be represented by tables. The table relates the cumulative rainfall depth to the time from the beginning of a storm. The following table is an example of a time versus depth rainfall table developed from data taken from a recording rain gauge.

Time versus Depth

Time (hr.) Accumulated Rainfall (in)
0.0 0.00
0.3 0.37
0.6 0.87
0.9 1.40
1.2 1.89
1.5 2.24
1.8 2.48
2.1 2.63
2.4 2.70
2.7 2.70
3.0 2.70
3.3 2.71
3.6 2.77
3.9 2.91
4.2 3.20
4.5 3.62
4.8 4.08
5.1x 4.43
5.4 4.70
5.7 4.90
6.0 5.00