Angel, J. R., M. Markus, K. A. Wang, B. M. Kerschner, S. Singh. 2020. Precipitation Frequency Study for Illinois. Illinois State Water Survey Bulletin 75, Champaign, IL.
Huff Quartiles for Time Distribution of Heavy Rainfall | |
Duration ≤ 6 hours | 1st Quartile |
6 hours < Duration ≤ 12 hours | 2nd Quartile |
12 hours < Duration ≤ 24 hours | 3rd Quartile |
Duration > 24 hours | 4th Quartile |
Portion of the Storm | Drainage Area under 10 Square Miles | Drainage Area 10 to 50 Square Miles | Drainage Area 50 to 400 Square Miles | |||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Portion of the Storm | Drainage Area under 10 Square Miles | Drainage Area 10 to 50 Square Miles | Drainage Area 50 to 400 Square Miles | |||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
0/24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1/24 | 8.36 | 2.29 | 2.05 | 2.31 | 6.41 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.48 | 4.59 | 0.88 | 0.72 | 0.90 |
2/24 | 17.73 | 4.82 | 4.31 | 4.79 | 15.69 | 3.57 | 3.02 | 3.34 | 13.49 | 2.38 | 1.85 | 2.29 |
3/24 | 28.11 | 7.78 | 6.67 | 7.12 | 27.45 | 6.39 | 5.13 | 5.72 | 25.94 | 4.93 | 3.47 | 4.36 |
4/24 | 38.33 | 11.33 | 9.12 | 9.78 | 38.91 | 10.02 | 7.53 | 8.56 | 39.17 | 8.52 | 5.57 | 7.10 |
5/24 | 47.45 | 15.79 | 11.71 | 12.53 | 49.34 | 14.71 | 10.01 | 11.69 | 51.04 | 13.19 | 8.28 | 9.93 |
6/24 | 55.50 | 21.39 | 14.36 | 15.23 | 58.55 | 20.89 | 12.65 | 14.19 | 60.79 | 19.59 | 10.96 | 12.84 |
7/24 | 62.25 | 28.41 | 16.91 | 17.91 | 65.88 | 28.91 | 15.24 | 17.19 | 69.26 | 27.46 | 13.79 | 15.46 |
8/24 | 67.22 | 36.44 | 19.64 | 20.33 | 71.10 | 37.55 | 18.17 | 19.69 | 74.80 | 37.17 | 16.35 | 17.83 |
9/24 | 70.82 | 45.29 | 22.78 | 22.83 | 74.92 | 46.86 | 21.46 | 22.27 | 78.74 | 47.77 | 19.66 | 20.12 |
10/24 | 74.17 | 54.35 | 26.33 | 25.41 | 78.30 | 56.25 | 25.36 | 24.81 | 82.20 | 58.18 | 23.46 | 23.12 |
11/24 | 76.97 | 62.38 | 30.93 | 28.35 | 81.16 | 64.84 | 29.90 | 27.46 | 85.13 | 67.64 | 28.07 | 25.76 |
12/24 | 79.81 | 69.76 | 36.35 | 31.25 | 83.75 | 72.90 | 35.60 | 30.33 | 87.38 | 75.86 | 34.06 | 28.26 |
13/24 | 82.55 | 75.48 | 43.92 | 33.90 | 86.20 | 79.07 | 43.42 | 32.42 | 89.58 | 82.04 | 42.30 | 30.99 |
14/24 | 85.18 | 80.38 | 52.11 | 36.33 | 88.64 | 83.97 | 52.18 | 34.28 | 91.45 | 86.92 | 52.02 | 33.68 |
15/24 | 87.40 | 84.70 | 61.02 | 38.61 | 90.81 | 87.58 | 61.88 | 36.89 | 93.35 | 90.33 | 62.76 | 36.12 |
16/24 | 89.47 | 87.81 | 69.89 | 41.24 | 92.58 | 90.67 | 71.81 | 39.73 | 94.80 | 93.09 | 72.80 | 39.07 |
17/24 | 91.17 | 90.22 | 78.19 | 45.08 | 93.99 | 92.76 | 80.43 | 43.85 | 95.99 | 94.82 | 82.2 7 | 42.9 3 |
18/24 | 92.70 | 92.17 | 84.92 | 51.29 | 95.19 | 94.59 | 87.25 | 49.87 | 96.94 | 96.25 | 89.1 9 | 48.9 8 |
19/24 | 94.03 | 93.81 | 89.74 | 59.31 | 96.35 | 95.97 | 92.01 | 58.9 3 | 97.7 0 | 97.3 4 | 93.6 0 | 59.2 2 |
20/24 | 95.36 | 95.29 | 93.11 | 69.19 | 97.27 | 97.10 | 95.04 | 69.8 5 | 98.3 5 | 98.2 1 | 96.3 3 | 71.6 6 |
21/24 | 96.56 | 96.57 | 95.34 | 80.05 | 98.03 | 97.9 9 | 96.90 | 82.3 6 | 98.8 6 | 98.8 3 | 97.9 7 | 85.1 8 |
22/24 | 97.74 | 97.74 | 97.06 | 89.71 | 98.74 | 98.72 | 98.22 | 92.5 9 | 99.2 8 | 99.3 0 | 98.9 8 | 94.6 4 |
23/24 | 98.8 5 | 98.84 | 98.56 | 96.04 | 99.37 | 99.39 | 99.21 | 97.9 6 | 99.6 6 | 99.6 7 | 99.5 8 | 98.7 7 |
24/24 | 100. 00 | 100.0 0 | 100. 00 | 100.0 0 | 100.0 0 | 100. 00 | 100.0 0 | 100. 00 | 100. 00 | 100. 00 | 100. 00 | 100. 00 |
(Ord. O-2020-09-15, passed 9-15-2020; Ord. O-202009-10-030, passed 9-15-2020)