Rainfall timestamp-gap event grouping calculator

Calculate events [first rain time,last rain time,total depth] JSON and event count with your own figures.

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Use events [first rain time,last rain time,total depth] JSON and event count to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Sample timestamps (minutes)
0,10,20,60,70
Rainfall depth at sample (mm)
2,3,0,4,1
Dry gap separating events (minutes)
30
Events [first rain time,last rain time,total depth] JSON
[[0,10,5],[60,70,5]]
Event count
2

Try another scenario

Sample timestamps (minutes)
[1, 10, 20, 60, 70]
Rainfall depth at sample (mm)
[2, 3, 0, 4, 1]
Dry gap separating events (minutes)
30
Events [first rain time,last rain time,total depth] JSON
[[1,10,5],[60,70,5]]
Event count
2
Calculation method

Calculation method

Events [first rain time,last rain time,total depth] JSON

Positive-rain timestamps at least supplied gap apart begin a new event; timestamps represent observed impulses, not unmeasured rainfall intervals.

Event count

Positive-rain timestamps at least supplied gap apart begin a new event; timestamps represent observed impulses, not unmeasured rainfall intervals.

Symbols and units
a
Sample timestamps (minutes)
b
Rainfall depth at sample (mm)
c
Dry gap separating events (minutes)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Positive-rain timestamps at least supplied gap apart begin a new event; timestamps represent observed impulses, not unmeasured rainfall intervals. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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