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The distribution of the annual maximum precipitation deficit is studied for six districts within the Netherlands. Gumbel probability plots of this precipitation deficit show a common extraordinary curvature in the upper tail. A regional frequency analysis yields a regional growth curve that can be approximated by a spline consisting of two linear segments on the standard Gumbel scale and a smooth...