C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 500, app 096-500-H

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Appendix 096-500-H - 24-hour duration rainfalls for various return periods

COUNTYStorm Type1-YR2-YR5-YR10-YR25-YR50-YR100-YR500-YR
ANDROSCOGGIN III 2.5 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.4 6.4 7.6 11.1
AROOSTOOK C (Presque Isle Area) II 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.6 5.3 7.6
AROOSTOOK N (Fort Kent Area) II 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.3 5.0 7.0
AROOSTOOK S (Houlton Area) II 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.4 4.1 4.7 5.4 7.5
CUMBERLAND NW (Bridgton Area) III 2.5 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.4 6.3 7.5 10.9
CUMBERLAND SE (N Windham Area) III 2.6 3.1 3.9 4.6 5.8 6.9 8.1 12.1
FRANKLIN II 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.2 4.9 5.7 8.2
HANCOCK III 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.2 5.2 6.1 7.2 10.5
KENNEBEC III 2.4 2.8 3.5 4.2 5.2 6.1 7.2 10.6
KNOX III 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.6 5.7 6.7 7.9 11.5
LINCOLN III 2.5 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.6 11.1
OXFORD E (Rumford Area) II1 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.8 5.7 6.7 9.7
OXFORD W (Gilead Area) II 2.2 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.9 5.8 6.9 10.1
PENOBSCOT N (Millinocket Area) II 2.2 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.7 5.6 6.5 9.5
PENOBSCOT S (Hudson Area) II 2.3 2.7 3.4 3.9 4.9 5.7 6.7 9.7
PISCATAQUIS N (Chesuncook Area) II 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.2 5.0 5.8 8.5
PISCATAQUIS S (Monson Area) II 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.8 5.7 6.8 10.0
SAGADAHOC III 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.6 5.7 6.7 7.8 11.4
SOMERSET N (Pittston Farm Area) II 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.4 7.8
SOMERSET S (Solon Area) II 2.3 2.7 3.4 3.9 4.9 5.7 6.7 9.8
WALDO III 2.4 2.9 3.6 4.2 5.2 6.1 7.2 10.5
WASHINGTON III 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.8 5.5 6.4 9.0
YORK III 2.6 3.3 4.1 4.9 6.2 7.3 8.7 13.2
1Use Type III rainfall for the towns of Brownfield, Buckfield, Denmark, Hartford, Hebron, Hiram, Oxford, and Porter.
Source: Data extracted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection from the Northeast Regional Climate Center website (http://precip.eas.cornell.edu), Extreme Precipitation Tables. Data from this website was obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Regional Climate Center Program. June 2014

C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 500, app 096-500-H