Rain Climate Precip Table 2

Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Table 2. Maximum Expected Rainfall for the Memphis CWA (in inches). RETURN PERIOD RAIN 1 YR 2 YR 5 YR 10 YR 25 YR 50 YR 100 YR DURATION 3 Hour 1.80-2.20 2.25-2.50 2.75-3.25 3.00-3.50 3.50-4.00 4.00-4.50 4.25-5.00 6 Hour 2.25-2.50 2.75-3.00 3.30-3.75 3.75-4.25 4.25-5.00 4.75-5.50 5.00-6.00 12 Hour 2.75-3.00 3.25-3.75 3.75-4.50 4.30-5.25 4.75-6.00 5.50-6.50 6.00-7.50 24 Hour 3.10-3.50 3.50-4.25 4.50-5.30 5.00-6.00 5.75-7.00 6.50-7.75 7.00-8.50 Source: 'Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United States', Technical Paper #40, Weather Bureau, May 1961.