@article{PAR00002283,
  title = {{R}eturn period of extreme rainfall at {G}eorge, {S}outh {A}frica},
  author = {{M}{\'e}lice, {J}ean-{L}uc and {R}eason, {C}. {J}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he torrential rains of {A}ugust 2006 in the southern {C}ape of {S}outh {A}frica were the most intense observed in the region. {H}ere we use the longest-available daily rainfall series at {G}eorge (from 1941 to 2006), in the vicinity of which the most destructive floods were observed, together with an extreme value model to estimate the return period of such an extreme event. {A}ccording to this model, the greatest annual maximum daily rainfall of 230 mm, observed at the town on {I} {A}ugust 2006, has a return period of 1222 years, whereas the second-largest observed annual maximum daily rainfall (132 mm in {S}eptember 1964) has a return period of 23 years. {T}his shows-that the {A}ugust 2006 extreme rainfall at {G}eorge can be considered as a particularly rare event.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}outh {A}frican {J}ournal of {S}cience},
  volume = {103},
  numero = {11-12},
  pages = {499--501},
  ISSN = {0038-2353},
  year = {2007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002283},
}