Year Annual rainfall Year Annual rainfall (cm) (cm) 1960 130.0 1971 90.0 1961 84.0 1972 102.0 1962 76.0 1973 108.0 1963 89.0 1974 60.0 1964 112.0 1975 75.0 1965 96.0 1976 120.0 1966 80.0 1977 160.0 1967 125.0 1978 85.0 1968 143.0 1979 106.0 1969 89.0 1980 83.0 1970 78.0 1981 95.0 Determine the annual rainfall with return period of 50 years. Use the Weibull plotting position, p = m/(N+1).
Year Annual rainfall Year Annual rainfall (cm) (cm) 1960 130.0 1971 90.0 1961 84.0 1972 102.0 1962 76.0 1973 108.0 1963 89.0 1974 60.0 1964 112.0 1975 75.0 1965 96.0 1976 120.0 1966 80.0 1977 160.0 1967 125.0 1978 85.0 1968 143.0 1979 106.0 1969 89.0 1980 83.0 1970 78.0 1981 95.0 Determine the annual rainfall with return period of 50 years. Use the Weibull plotting position, p = m/(N+1).
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Transcribed Image Text:Year
Annual rainfall
Year
Annual rainfall
(cm)
(cm)
1960
130.0
1971
90.0
1961
84.0
1972
102.0
1962
76.0
1973
108.0
89.0
112.0
60.0
75.0
1963
1974
1964
1975
1965
96.0
1976
120.0
1966
80.0
1977
160.0
1967
125.0
1978
85.0
1968
143.0
1979
106.0
1969
89.0
1980
83.0
1970
78.0
1981
95.0
Determine the annual rainfall with return period of 50 years.
Use the Weibull plotting position, p = m/(N+1).
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170 cm
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