Derived data for local rainfall rarity and historical analogue analysis across five Ningxia cities

Description

This dataset contains derived event-level analytical results and Python plotting scripts supporting the manuscript “Local rainfall rarity and scarcity of historical analogues for flood-associated storms across five Ningxia cities”. The study examines 21 unique flood-associated rainfall episodes across five cities in Ningxia, northwestern China, during 2015–2025. The dataset provides source data for Figs. 3–5, including local rainfall percentiles, storm-total differences from locally heavy rainfall references, and historical reference-support diagnostics under joint magnitude–duration matching. The package includes CSV files, a data dictionary, a README, and Python plotting scripts. Original hourly precipitation observations are not included because they are subject to the data provider's access and reuse terms.

Steps to reproduce

Extract the ZIP file and follow the README. Install Python, NumPy, pandas, and Matplotlib, then run Fig3.py, Fig4.py, and Fig5.py to reproduce the corresponding figures.

Institutions

• Ningxia University

  Ningxia, Yinchuan

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