Fixed-sized array

Hi all, I am after a bit of help.
I have a fixed sized array of 11. Each position is a month.
I need a variable set to 0, and the system searches through the array and if the number is bigger than the current highest figure passes it to it. When it gets to the end it prints out the position of the highest figure. It has to be done using a for loop also.
Here is an example that I've been told is going along the right lines, although I know there are a few obvious mistakes, am I right in using the length() method?
int highest = 0;
for (int index = 0; index <= mancData.length; index++)
System.out.println(mancData [highest];)
Sorry that it's very long winded not the best of explaining things.
Thanks in advance.

public class Rainfall
    // Comment
    private double[] mancData;
     * Constructor that state the rainfall for each month.
    public Rainfall()
        mancData = new double[12];
     * Method to populate the Arraylist.
    public void populate()
        mancData[0] = 187.3;
        mancData[1] = 234.4;
        mancData[2] = 219.9;
        mancData[3] = 323.7;
        mancData[4] = 256.7;
        mancData[5] = 164.2;
        mancData[6] = 126.6;
        mancData[7] = 98.6;
        mancData[8] = 149.0;
        mancData[9] = 198.9;
        mancData[10] = 254.7;
        mancData[11] = 221.5;
}That's my code now, yeah sorry Array of size 12, not 11. :)
I need it to search through the array and at the end print out the position of the highest rainfall, which is position 3.

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