AbstractFrom about 30 Dwarf Novae with the best determined distances the following relationships are found.(i)a tight correlation between absolute magnitude at maximum light, Mv (max), and orbital period, P.(ii)a correlation between Mv (min) and P showing wide scatter.(iii)a correlation between Mv (mean), the mean absolute magnitude averaged over normal outbursts, and P, again with wide scatter. The scatter is shown to correlate strongly with outburst timescale Tn.(iv)a strong correlation between range, Mv (min) - Mv (max), and Tn (the Kukarkin-Parenago relationship).(v)a strong correlation between range My. (mean) - Mv (max), and both Tn and P.This final correlation is interpreted in terms of the disc instability model of dwarf novae and successfully predicts the observed width of outburst versus P relationship.