Difficulties with a formula to count continous instances

[Patrokles]

Dear all,

I hope you can help me out with a problem I can't figure out myself.
The problem is that I have a data sheat, in which I need to measure the longest uninterrupted number of intervals that the variable is below a certain number. Lets say 37. And the zero's are not included. In the following row the variable is 7 times below 37, and the maximum length of longest uninterrupted number of intervals is 4.
So basically I am looking for a formula that gives me the number 4.
I hope somebody is able to help me out

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[XOR LX]

Hi.

Assuming your list is in A1:A12 and you put your threshold value, e.g. 37, in B1, this array formula** should give you your desired result:

=MAX(FREQUENCY(IF(B1>A1:A12,IF(A1:A12<>0,ROW(A1:A12))),IF((A1:A12>=B1)+(A1:A12=0),ROW(A1:A12))))

Regards


**Array formulas are not entered in the same way as 'standard' formulas. Instead of pressing just ENTER, you first hold down CTRL and SHIFT, and only then press ENTER. If you've done it correctly, you'll notice Excel puts curly brackets {} around the formula (though do not attempt to manually insert these yourself).

 

[Patrokles]

Thank you for your swift respons. However, Excel keeps showing an error message after pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER. The error concerns the part A1:A12,ROW. It appears to be that the comma is the cause of the error.
Note: I use a dutch version of Excel.

Regards

 

[Oeldere]

Then you need to change the , (colon) into ; (semi-colon)