Weibull plotting position

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010195",
  "term": "Weibull plotting position",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A method for estimating the cumulative probability of an ordered data point when fitting a Weibull distribution to a dataset. It assigns a probability to each observation based on its rank within the sorted data. This technique is commonly used in hydrological and meteorological frequency analyses to estimate return periods of extreme events.",
  "see_also": [
    "plotting position",
    "probability paper"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/weibull-plotting-position/"
}