The frequency distribution of the annual maximum (or minimum) values of meteorological elements

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1 April 1955

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Vol. 81 (348) , 158-171
https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49708134804

Abstract

It is shown that the probability P that the annual maximum value of a meteorological element is less than a given value x can be expressed as exp equation image where a and k are constants such that ak is positive.The parameters a and k can be evaluated from data of annual maximum values for a given period of years. Hence we derive the average highest and lowest in sets of T annual maxima, and also the maximum value to be expected once in T years.

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