Custom time series directions

Note: FTP files are deleted after 2 days.

To use your own time series, you place the file in PSL's anonymous ftp server. Type ftp ftp.cdc.noaa.gov and use anonymous as the login name and your email as the password. Or, use an ftp application of your choice. Then, cd to /Public/incoming/timeseries/ and put the file there. You won't be able to edit or delete the file.

For name of file from the webpage, use /Public/incoming/timeseries/filename. Make sure the full path is specified and is spelled EXACTLY as shown or you will get an error.

year1   yearend
year1   janval febval marval aprval mayval junval julval augval sepval octval novval decval
year2   etc.
yearend janval febval marval aprval mayval junval julval augval sepval octval novval decval
missingvalue

Note that years should be 4 digit integers. There should be at least one space between values. If a value is missing or not defined, use a missing value (in other words, there should be 12 times the number of years of data. The missing value should be outside the range of data. If you have no missing value, you must put a missing value anyway at the end of the file (for example, -999.) that is not in the data range. The line with the 'missing value' should have a return after it. You may have lines of text after the missing value line.