Extreme Rainfall Event defined as Maximum Five Day Rainfall (5Day_Max) and Maximum One Day Rainfall (1Day_Max)

Dry Zone

Intermediate zone

Wet zone

5Day_Max

Anuradhapura

Puttatum

Batticoloa

Kurunegala

Badulla

Bandarawela

Katunayake

Katugastota

NuwraEliya

average 30

175

193

251

221

192

159

142

93

85

decade 80

166

213

238

229

237

177

123

95

91

decade 90

176

189

225

214

168

144

162

94

94

decade 2000

184

180

286

219

171

160

133

90

70

2010-2015

281

159

528

301

257

192

146

127

95

1Day_Max

Anuradhapura

Puttatum

Batticoloa

Kurunegala

Badulla

Bandarawela

Katunayake

Katugastota

NuwraEliya

average 30

89

113

126

123

95

76

257

177

188

decade 80

73

133

130

123

110

78

243

178

217

decade 90

99

114

113

115

94

75

265

179

197

decade 2000

94

95

135

131

81

75

252

173

150

2010-2015

135

79

200

172

124

91

263

249

198