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Met Eireann

Return Period Rainfall Depths for sliding Durations


Irish Grid: Easting: 182280, Northing: 358971,

Interval | Years
DURATION 6months, 1year, | 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500,
5 mins 2.7, 3.7, | 4.2, 5.0, 5.5, 5.9, 7.1, 8.5, 9.4, 10.6, 11.7, 12.5, 13.8, 14.8, 15.6, N/A ,
10 mins 3.8, 5.2, | 5.9, 6.9, 7.6, 8.2, 9.9, 11.8, 13.1, 14.8, 16.3, 17.4, 19.2, 20.6, 21.7, N/A ,
15 mins 4.5, 6.1, | 6.9, 8.2, 9.0, 9.6, 11.6, 13.9, 15.4, 17.4, 19.2, 20.5, 22.6, 24.2, 25.5, N/A ,
30 mins 5.9, 7.9, | 9.0, 10.5, 11.5, 12.3, 14.8, 17.5, 19.2, 21.6, 23.8, 25.4, 27.8, 29.7, 31.2, N/A ,
1 hours 7.9, 10.4, | 11.7, 13.5, 14.8, 15.7, 18.7, 22.0, 24.1, 27.0, 29.5, 31.4, 34.3, 36.5, 38.3, N/A ,
2 hours 10.4, 13.5, | 15.1, 17.4, 18.9, 20.1, 23.7, 27.6, 30.2, 33.6, 36.5, 38.8, 42.2, 44.7, 46.9, N/A ,
3 hours 12.2, 15.8, | 17.6, 20.2, 21.9, 23.2, 27.2, 31.6, 34.4, 38.2, 41.4, 43.9, 47.6, 50.4, 52.7, N/A ,
4 hours 13.7, 17.6, | 19.6, 22.4, 24.3, 25.7, 30.1, 34.8, 37.8, 41.8, 45.3, 47.9, 51.9, 54.9, 57.4, N/A ,
6 hours 16.2, 20.6, | 22.8, 26.0, 28.1, 29.6, 34.5, 39.8, 43.1, 47.5, 51.4, 54.3, 58.6, 61.9, 64.6, N/A ,
9 hours 19.0, 24.1, | 26.6, 30.2, 32.5, 34.2, 39.7, 45.5, 49.1, 54.1, 58.3, 61.5, 66.2, 69.8, 72.7, N/A ,
12 hours 21.4, 26.9, | 29.6, 33.5, 36.0, 37.9, 43.8, 50.0, 53.9, 59.2, 63.7, 67.1, 72.2, 76.0, 79.1, N/A ,
18 hours 25.1, 31.4, | 34.5, 38.8, 41.6, 43.7, 50.3, 57.2, 61.5, 67.3, 72.3, 76.0, 81.5, 85.7, 89.0, N/A ,
24 hours 28.2, 35.0, | 38.4, 43.1, 46.2, 48.4, 55.5, 62.9, 67.5, 73.7, 79.0, 83.0, 88.9, 93.3, 96.9, 108.8,
2 days 37.4, 45.3, | 49.1, 54.5, 57.9, 60.4, 68.2, 76.2, 81.1, 87.7, 93.3, 97.4, 103.6, 108.1, 111.8, 124.0,
3 days 45.2, 54.0, | 58.3, 64.1, 67.8, 70.6, 78.9, 87.5, 92.8, 99.7, 105.6, 109.9, 116.3, 121.0, 124.8, 137.4,
4 days 52.4, 62.0, | 66.5, 72.8, 76.8, 79.7, 88.6, 97.7, 103.2, 110.5, 116.6, 121.1, 127.7, 132.6, 136.6, 149.5,
6 days 65.6, 76.4, | 81.6, 88.6, 93.0, 96.3, 106.0, 115.9, 121.9, 129.8, 136.4, 141.2, 148.2, 153.4, 157.6, 171.2,
8 days 77.7, 89.8, | 95.4, 103.0, 107.8, 111.3, 121.9, 132.5, 138.9, 147.2, 154.2, 159.3, 166.7, 172.2, 176.5, 190.8,
10 days 89.3, 102.3, | 108.4, 116.6, 121.7, 125.5, 136.7, 147.9, 154.7, 163.5, 170.7, 176.1, 183.8, 189.5, 194.1, 208.8,
12 days 100.5, 114.4, | 120.9, 129.6, 135.0, 139.0, 150.8, 162.6, 169.6, 178.8, 186.4, 191.9, 200.0, 205.9, 210.6, 225.9,
16 days 122.0, 137.5, | 144.7, 154.3, 160.2, 164.6, 177.4, 190.2, 197.8, 207.7, 215.8, 221.7, 230.3, 236.5, 241.5, 257.6,
20 days 142.8, 159.7, | 167.5, 177.8, 184.2, 188.9, 202.7, 216.2, 224.3, 234.8, 243.3, 249.6, 258.6, 265.2, 270.4, 287.2,
25 days 168.1, 186.6, | 195.0, 206.2, 213.1, 218.1, 232.8, 247.3, 255.9, 267.0, 276.1, 282.6, 292.1, 299.0, 304.5, 322.1,
NOTES:
N/A Data not available
These values are derived from a Depth Duration Frequency (DDF) Model
For details refer to:
’Fitzgerald D. L. (2007), Estimates of Point Rainfall Frequencies, Technical Note No. 61, Met Eireann, Dublin’,
Available for download at www.met.ie/climate/dataproducts/Estimation-of-Point-Rainfall-Frequencies_TN61.pdf

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