Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Branch in Niš Heavy rainfall intensities, rainfall duration, cumulative rainfall, rainfall distribution info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceProceedings All rights reserved eng https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3476 International Conference Synergy of Architecture & Civil Engineering, SINARG 2023, Niš (Serbia), September 14-15, 2023. 2 2023 Prohaska, Stevan Ilić, Aleksandra Prohaska, Ognjen Bartoš Divac, Vladislava Quantitative Characteristics of High Intensity Rainfall in the Vincinity of the City of Nis Abstract: The paper presents the analyses of heavy rainfall characteristics that are necessary for design purposes of water management facilities and systems on the small river catchment areas in the vicinity of the city of Niš. All analyzes were primarily completed within the monograph "Intensities of heavy rainfall in Serbia", published by the Institute for the Development of Water Resorces "Jaroslav Černi" from Belgrade in 2014, and results are explained and discussed within this paper for the area of the city of Niš. Official historical data from the Database of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia are used for the period 1951-2008. In addition to the presented analyses, the rainfall episodes recorded at the main meteorological station (MS) Niš in recent years are analyzed separately. The paper is illustrated with graphical and tabular attachments with appropriate comments and conclusions. application/pdf 1542972 bytes