During the monitoring period, forty rainfall events were observed and used in the hydrologic analysis. Compared to historical averages, August was dry and had 80% less rainfall, but September and October were wet and had 50% higher rainfall depth. The total depth of all the monitored events was over 368 mm, with 125 mm in the summer months of June, July and August and 243 mm in the fall months of September, October and November. The maximum and median rainfall depths were 42 mm and 4.1 mm, respectively. Monthly rainfall characteristics are presented in Table 3.
Characteristics of the observed rainfall events
Month . | Number of rainfall events . | Total rainfall depth (mm) . | Mean event rainfall intensity (mm/hr) . | Mean event peak rainfall intensity (mm/hr) . | Mean event duration (hr) . |
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June | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 21.6 | 1.9 |
July | 8 | 98.4 | 6.8 | 36 | 5.1 |
August | 4 | 8.58 | 4.6 | 31.2 | 1.6 |
September | 9 | 103.6 | 5.0 | 36 | 8.0 |
October | 7 | 112 | 4.1 | 28.8 | 18 |
November | 6 | 27.4 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 7.3 |
Month . | Number of rainfall events . | Total rainfall depth (mm) . | Mean event rainfall intensity (mm/hr) . | Mean event peak rainfall intensity (mm/hr) . | Mean event duration (hr) . |
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June | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 21.6 | 1.9 |
July | 8 | 98.4 | 6.8 | 36 | 5.1 |
August | 4 | 8.58 | 4.6 | 31.2 | 1.6 |
September | 9 | 103.6 | 5.0 | 36 | 8.0 |
October | 7 | 112 | 4.1 | 28.8 | 18 |
November | 6 | 27.4 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 7.3 |