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Format for daily UKP data

Filename: Had{region}_daily_totals.txt

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


 1931-01-01   0.56
 1931-01-02   2.14
 1931-01-03   2.03


Format for monthly UKP data

Filename: Had{region}_monthly_totals.txt

Missing values defaulted to -99.9

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


  1766    4.4   66.7   48.2   60.9  108.1  109.2  101.7   38.1   53.8   71.9   75.4   67.1  805.5
  1767   92.7  115.3   68.9   38.9   84.2   47.7  148.0   75.4   63.7  103.2   73.6   29.6  941.2
  1768  109.2  129.1   12.8   85.6   46.1  148.7  121.9   91.6  136.8  119.4  142.5  103.6 1247.3


Format for seasonal UKP data

Filename: Had{region}_seasonal_totals.txt

Missing values defaulted to -99.9

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


  1766  -99.9  217.2  249.0  201.1  805.5
  1767  275.1  192.0  271.1  240.5  941.2
  1768  267.9  144.5  362.2  398.7 1247.3


Format for ranked monthly UKP data

Filename: Had{region}_ranked_monthly.txt

Column 1: rank ascending (driest to wettest)
Columns 2-25: monthly UKP values alongside year (UKP values to 1dp)
Columns 26-27: annual UKP values alongside year (UKP values to 1dp)
Column 28: rank descending (wettest to driest)


  1     4.4  1766   3.6  1891   5.6  1781   7.1  1938   7.9  1844   4.3  1925   8.2  1825   9.1  1995   8.0  1959   8.8  1781  17.0  1945   8.9  1788  612.0  1788  257
  2    15.3  1779   8.7  1959   8.0  1929   7.9  1817  10.3  2020  10.3  1921   9.1  1800  14.4  1947   9.5  1865  10.9  1809  23.1  1805  11.1  1780  629.0  1921  256
  3    16.2  1880   8.9  1932   9.8  1840   9.0  1912  12.0  1896  12.4  1826  15.8  1911  15.0  1940  11.9  1804  15.7  1784  25.1  1788  18.2  1843  669.3  1887  255


Format for ranked seasonal UKP data

Filename: Had{region}_ranked_seasonal.txt

Column 1: rank ascending (driest to wettest)
Columns 2-9: seasonal UKP values alongside year (UKP values to 1dp)
Columns 10-11: annual UKP values alongside year (UKP values to 1dp)
Column 12: rank descending (wettest to driest)


  1   88.9  1964  54.8  1785  66.9  1995  128.6  1978  612.0  1788  257
  2   92.2  1858  71.5  1893  74.0  1976  131.9  1817  629.0  1921  256
  3  105.2  1891  80.4  2011  91.5  1800  138.6  1805  669.3  1887  255