Question

1.24. The following questions refer to Figure 1-15, the IDF curve for Houston, Texas.

(a) What is the return period of a storm that recorded 3.1 in./hr for 2 hr in

Houston?

(b) What amount of rain (in.) would have to fall in a 6-hr period to be consid-

ered a 100-yr storm in Houston?

(c) What is the return period of a storm that lasts 1 hr and records 3.5 in. of

rainfall?

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