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Current NWS Precipitation Frequency (PF) Documents

 

PF DOCUMENTS BY TITLE:

Document Link Title Release Year Latest Revision
NOAA Atlas 2 Vol 9 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the Western United States, Washington 1973 1973
NOAA Atlas 2 Vol 10 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the Western United States, Oregon 1973 1973
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Semiarid Southwest 2004 2011
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Ohio River Basin and Surrounding States 2004 2006
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 2006 2008
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 4 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Hawaiian Islands 2009 2011
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 5 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Selected Pacific Islands 2009 2011
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 6 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, California 2011 2014
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 7 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Alaska 2012 2012
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Midwestern States 2013 2013
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Southeastern States 2013 2013
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Northeastern States 2015 2019
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 11 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Texas 2018 2018
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Interior Northwest 2024 2024
Technical Paper 40 Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United States for Durations from 30 Minutes to 24 Hours and Return Periods from 1 to 100 Years 1961 1961
Technical Paper 49 Two- to Ten-Day Precipitation for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in the Contiguous United States 1964 1964
Arkell & Richards Short Duration Rainfall Relations for the Western United States. Preprint Volume of the Conference on Climate and Water Management, AMS 1986 1986

PF DOCUMENTS BY STATE/TERRITORY AND DURATION:

State/Territory Duration (D)
D < (≤) 1 hr 1 hr ≤ (<) D ≤ 24 hr D > 24 hr
States
Alabama
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
Alaska
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 7 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 7 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 7
Arizona
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1
Arkansas
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
California
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 6 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 6 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 6
Colorado
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Connecticut
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
Delaware
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
District of Columbia
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Florida
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
Georgia
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
Hawaiian Islands
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 4 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 4 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 4
Idaho
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12
Illinois
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Indiana
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Iowa
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Kansas
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Kentucky
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Louisiana
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
Maine
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
Maryland
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Massachusetts
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
Michigan
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Minnesota
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Mississippi
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 9
Missouri
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Montana
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12
Nebraska
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Nevada
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1
New Hampshire
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
New Jersey
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
New Mexico
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1
New York
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
North Carolina
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
North Dakota
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Ohio
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Oklahoma
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Oregon
Arkell & Richards NOAA Atlas 2, Vol 10 Technical Paper 49
Pennsylvania
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Rhode Island
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
South Carolina
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
South Dakota
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Tennessee
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Texas
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 11 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 11 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 11
Utah
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 1
Vermont
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 10
Virginia
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Washington
Arkell & Richards NOAA Atlas 2, Vol 9 Technical Paper 49
West Virginia
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 2
Wisconsin
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 8
Wyoming
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 12
Other
Pacific Islands (Selected)
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 5 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 5 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 5
Puerto Rico
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3
U.S. Virgin Islands
NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3 NOAA Atlas 14 Vol 3