Weather Research Center

NEW ORLEANS RAINFALL FREQUENCY [Inches]
Recurrence Intervals for the Duration Periods Indicated
1 Year2 Year5 Year10 Year25 Year50 Year100 Year
30 Minute1.82.02.42.73.03.23.6
1 Hour2.22.63.23.43.84.24.5
2 Hour2.73.13.74.55.05.56.3
3 Hour2.93.44.45.05.76.47.0
6 Hour3.54.25.46.27.08.09.0
12 Hour4.05.06.57.59.010.011.0
24 Hour4.55.57.59.010.011.513.0
For example: New Orleans has 1/10th chance of receiving 3.4" of rain in 1 hour in any year.

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