Year Rainfall depth (mm) 5min Year Rainfall depth (mm) Rank Probability of Occurrence (Fe) Return Period

Fe) Return Period = 100/Fe

1943.00 18.3 1979 19.2 1 1.136 88.000 Step 1 Mentioned the year in one column (Column A) so the 19.2 mm of rain is 88 year return period
1944.00 7.6 1976 18.5 2 3.409 29.333 Step 2 Mentioned rainfall depth (mm) in Column B
1945.00 6.6 1943 18.3 3 5.682 17.600 Step 3 Sort out from higher to lower the rainfall depth in decreasing order in Column D
1946.00 13.2 1953 15.7 4 7.955 12.571 Step 4 Rank the column D in Column E starting from 1
1947.00 10.9 1972 14.5 5 10.227 9.778 Step 5 Find Probability of Occurrence
1952.00 7.9 1983 13.5 6 12.500 8.000 Step 6 Find Return Period
1953.00 15.7 1946 13.2 7 14.773 6.769
1954.00 10.9 1986 12.4 8 17.045 5.867
1955.00 6.6 1990 11.9 9 19.318 5.176
1956.00 9.1 1980 11.5 10 21.591 4.632
1957.00 6.3 1961 11.4 11 23.864 4.190
1958.00 7.6 1947 10.9 12 26.136 3.826
1959.00 8.6 1954 10.9 13 28.409 3.520
1960.00 9.1 1970 10.9 14 30.682 3.259
1961.00 11.4 1968 10.4 15 32.955 3.034
1962.00 8.6 1981 10.1 16 35.227 2.839
1963.00 5.6 1984 9.8 17 37.500 2.667
1964.00 7.9 1991 9.7 18 39.773 2.514
1965.00 5.6 1956 9.1 19 42.045 2.378
1966.00 8.4 1960 9.1 20 44.318 2.256
1967.00 7.9 1975 9.1 21 46.591 2.146
1968.00 10.4 1971 8.9 22 48.864 2.047 Total 102.5
1969.00 6.9 1989 8.7 23 51.136 1.956 Ave = 9.32 for a 5 min
1970.00 10.9 1959 8.6 24 53.409 1.872 Ave for 60 min = 12
1971.00 8.9 1962 8.6 25 55.682 1.796 111.82
1972.00 14.5 1966 8.4 26 57.955 1.725
1973.00 7.4 1985 8.3 27 60.227 1.660
1974.00 4.8 1952 7.9 28 62.500 1.600
1975.00 9.1 1964 7.9 29 64.773 1.544
1976.00 18.5 1967 7.9 30 67.045 1.492
1978.00 6.6 1988 7.9 31 69.318 1.443
1979.00 19.2 1944 7.6 32 71.591 1.397
1980.00 11.5 1958 7.6 33 73.864 1.354
1981.00 10.1 1973 7.4 34 76.136 1.313
1982.00 6.8 1969 6.9 35 78.409 1.275
1983.00 13.5 1982 6.8 36 80.682 1.239
1984.00 9.8 1987 6.7 37 82.955 1.205
1985.00 8.3 1945 6.6 38 85.227 1.173
1986.00 12.4 1955 6.6 39 87.500 1.143
1987.00 6.7 1978 6.6 40 89.773 1.114
1988.00 7.9 1957 6.3 41 92.045 1.086
1989.00 8.7 1963 5.6 42 94.318 1.060
1990.00 11.9 1965 5.6 43 96.591 1.035
1991.00 9.7 1974 4.8 44 98.864 1.011
Y= 428.3
Assume B = 8
Duration(T, min) Rainfall depth (mm) I (2-Yr, mm/hr ) Log I (T+B) log(T+B)
2.50
5 9.32 111.82 2.05 13.00 1.11 2.05 y = -0.8385x + 2.9502
2.00 R² = 0.9991
10 79.80 1.90 18.00 1.26 1.90
Series1
1.50
15 64.00 1.81 23.00 1.36 1.81 Linear (Series1)

30 41.20 1.61 38.00 1.58 1.61 1.00

60 24.50 1.39 68.00 1.83 1.39 0.50

120 14.80 1.17 128.00 2.11 1.17 0.00

0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50
360 6.10 0.79 368.00 2.57 0.79
720 3.60 0.56 728.00 2.86 0.56
1440 2.10 0.32 1448.00 3.16 0.32

9.32 is the 2 year average rainfall from the previoues sheet

9.32 mm is 5 minute rainfall, so for one hour = 60/5 = 12

12*9.32 = 111.82
1979 19.2
1976 18.5
1943 18.3
1953 15.7
1972 14.5
1983 13.5
1946 13.2
1986 12.4
1990 11.9
1980 11.5
1961 11.4
1947 10.9
1954 10.9
1970 10.9
1968 10.4
1981 10.1
1984 9.8
1991 9.7
1956 9.1
1960 9.1
1975 9.1
1971 8.9
1989 8.7
1959 8.6
1962 8.6
1966 8.4
1985 8.3
1952 7.9
1964 7.9
1967 7.9
1988 7.9
1944 7.6
1958 7.6
1973 7.4
1969 6.9
1982 6.8
1987 6.7
1945 6.6
1955 6.6
1978 6.6
1957 6.3
1963 5.6
1965 5.6
1974 4.8