Each text file contains values of the 1961-1990 baseline average for 14 administrative regions and 23 river basins. For monthly variables there are 12 columns of data, one for each month. Files for annual variables will only contain one column of data, i.e. the annual average.
Please use the following links to see maps of the administrative regions and the river basins.
The format of a regional values text file for a monthly variable is shown in the following example.
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec East Midlands 5.83 6.09 8.86 11.51 15.29 18.50 20.38 20.19 17.67 13.82 8.94 6.68 East of England 6.15 6.52 9.32 12.00 15.89 .... etc East Scotland .... .... .... London .... North East England etc North Scotland North West England Northern Ireland South East England South West England Wales West Midlands West Scotland Yorkshire & The Humber RIVER BASIN Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Anglian 6.08 6.44 9.25 11.90 15.75 18.99 20.95 20.93 18.41 14.48 9.41 6.99 Argyll 5.22 5.21 6.64 9.33 12.52 .... etc Clyde .... .... .... Dee .... Forth etc Humber Neagh Bann North East Scotland North Eastern Ireland North Highland North West England North Western Ireland Northumbria Orkney and Shetland Severn Solway South East England South West England Tay Thames Tweed West Highland Western Wales
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