Temperature Data Format: da and dt files
CDIP stores sea temperature (dt) and air temperature (da) data in
files of identical format. The temperature data files have three
columns arranged as follows.
| Column | Description |
|---|
| 1 | Date UTC (YYYYMMDDHHMM)
|
| 2 |
Temperature (C) |
| 3 | Temperature (F) |
Sample Data
From the file dt09501200408, sea surface temperature at Point La Jolla
in August of 2004. (Header not included in text files.)
UTC TEMPERATURE
YYYYMMDDHHMM (C) (F)
------------------------
200408082332 22.4 72.3
200408090002 22.4 72.3
200408090032 22.3 72.2
200408090102 22.3 72.1
200408090132 22.3 72.1
200408090202 22.2 72.1
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