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Format for daily CET series data

Filename: {mean/min/max}temp_daily_totals.txt

Column 1: date
Column 2: daily CET values (to 1dp)


 1772-01-01   3.2
 1772-01-02   2.0
 1772-01-03   2.7

Format for daily CET data for the year

Filename: cet_{mean/min/max}_{year}.txt

First row contains anomaly values for the year against LTA period
Second row contains average values for the year
Missing values defaulted to -99.9

Column 1: day / year
Columns 2-13: month (values to 1dp)


 2021  -0.6   1.5   1.63  -1.3  -0.9   1.4   1.9   0.2   2.4   1.4   0.8   1.8
 2021   3.2   5.3   7.30   6.5  10.3  15.5  17.9  16.0  16.0  12.0   7.2   6.3
    1  -0.0   3.7   4.40   8.8   5.9  16.4  15.4  15.6  14.9  13.3   9.8   7.5
    2   0.5   5.7   4.20   6.9   6.7  17.9  17.3  14.8  16.0   9.8   7.1   2.6
    3   1.6   6.4   3.90   6.4   7.3  16.8  17.8  14.7  16.1  11.2   5.6   4.0


Format for monthly CET series data

Filename: {mean/min/max}temp_monthly_totals.txt

Missing values defaulted to -99.9

Column 1: year
Columns 2-13: monthly CET values (to 1dp)
Column 14: CET value for full years (to 1dp)


  1659    3.0    4.0    6.0    7.0   11.0   13.0   16.0   16.0   13.0   10.0    5.0    2.0   8.9
  1660    0.0    4.0    6.0    9.0   11.0   14.0   15.0   16.0   13.0   10.0    6.0    5.0   9.1
  1661    5.0    5.0    6.0    8.0   11.0   14.0   15.0   15.0   13.0   11.0    8.0    6.0   9.8


Format for seasonal CET series data

Filename: {mean/min/max}temp_seasonal_totals.txt

Missing values defaulted to -99.9

Column 1: year
Columns 2-5: seasonal CET values (to 1dp)
Column 6: CET value for full years (to 1dp)


  1659 -99.9   8.0  15.0   9.3   8.9
  1660   2.0   8.7  15.0   9.7   9.1
  1661   5.0   8.3  14.7  10.7   9.8


Format for ranked monthly CET data

Filename: {mean/min/max}temp_ranked_monthly.txt

Column 1: rank ascending (coldest to warmest)
Columns 2-25: monthly CET values alongside year (CET values to 1dp)
Columns 26-27: annual CET values alongside year (CET values to 1dp)
Column 28: rank descending (warmest to coldest)


  1  -3.1  1795  -1.9  1947   1.0  1674   4.7  1701   8.5  1698  11.5  1675  13.4  1816  12.9  1912  10.5  1694   5.3  1740   2.3  1782  -0.8  1890  6.9  1740  364
  2  -3.0  1684  -1.8  1895   1.2  1785   4.7  1837   8.6  1740  11.8  1909  13.5  1695  13.0  1694  10.5  1675   6.4  1817   2.8  1915  -0.7  2010  7.3  1695  363
  3  -2.9  1814  -1.7  1855   1.8  1748   5.2  1782   8.7  1817  11.8  1916  13.5  1802  13.0  1695  10.5  1674   6.5  1692   2.9  1807  -0.5  1676  7.4  1879  362


Format for ranked seasonal CET data

Filename: {mean/min/max}temp_ranked_seasonal.txt

Column 1: rank ascending (coldest to warmest)
Columns 2-9: seasonal CET values alongside year (CET values to 1dp)
Columns 10-11: annual CET values alongside year (CET values to 1dp)
Column 12: rank descending (warmest to coldest)


  1  -1.2  1684   5.6  1837  13.1  1725   7.5  1786   6.9  1740  364
  2  -0.4  1740   6.0  1770  13.2  1695   7.5  1676   7.3  1695  363
  3  -0.3  1963   6.0  1695  13.4  1816   7.5  1740   7.4  1879  362