On the statistical analysis of rainstorm events between historical (1777–1907) and modern (1961–2010) periods in Seoul, Korea

In this study, an event‐based approach for developing precipitation indices of extreme hydrological events was proposed to analyse characteristics of rainstorm events over long‐term periods. Statistical properties of hourly rainfall data were summarized from the retrieved rainstorm events between historical (1777–1907) and modern (1961–2010) periods at Seoul rain gauge station, Korea. The trends and variations of rainstorm events reflecting...