The following table is a record of precipitation from a recording gauge for a storm in Texas for a period between midnight and 6:00 AM on the same day.  For the data given, develop the hyetograph and mass curves (with time on the x-ax

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The following table is a record of precipitation from a recording gauge for a storm in Texas for a period between midnight and 6:00 AM on the same day.  For the data given, develop the hyetograph and mass curves (with time on the x-axis in whole hours). Find the maximum intensity for the gauge (in inches/hour).

Time

Gauge Rainfall

(hr)

(inches)

0

0

0.25

0.02

0.5

0.07

0.75

0.4

1

0.55

1.25

0.6

1.5

0.62

1.75

0.62

2

0­.82

2.25

0.88

2.5

0.92

2.75

1.06

3

1.1

3.25

1.47

3.5

1.87

3.75

2.32

4

3.1

4.25

3.4

4.5

3.48

4.75

3.54

5

3.62

5.25

3.68

5.5

3.72

5.75

3.78

6

3.8

 

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