Contents of CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains
1 pdf document  named TR-01-10.pdf,
14 fixed ASCII format data files named P<station number>.dat,
8 fixed ASCII format data files named Tn<station number>.dat,
8 fixed ASCII format data files named Tx<station number>.dat,
1 fixed ASCII format data file named Ttt27080.dat,
1 fixed ASCII format data file named n27080.dat,
3 fixed ASCII format files: St_ang.dat, St_instr.dat  and St_pos.dat,
1 ASCII text format file: readme.txt,
1 WORD file: readme.doc.
Data from the CD-ROM may only be used with proper reference to the accompanying report 
(Laursen, Ellen Vaarby, Jesper Larsen, Kirsten Rajakumar, John Cappelen and Torben Schmith, 
2001. Observed Daily Precipitation, Temperature and Cloud Cover from Seven Danish Sites, 1874-
2000. DMI Technical Report No. 01-10).
Observed daily precipitation files: P<station number>.dat
The observation files contain observed daily precipitation. There are no missing dates between the 
start and the end date. Any missing observations are filled in by -9999.

File name	Station and period (start and end date)
P06193.dat	06193 Hammer Odde Fyr 		01-JAN-1984		31-DEC-2000
P21100.dat	21100 Vestervig		01-JAN-1874		31-DEC-2000
P21430.dat	21430 Grønbæk/Allingskovgård	01-SEP-1874		31-DEC-2000
P25140.dat	25140 Nordby (Fanø)		01-JAN-1874		31-DEC-2000
P26400.dat	26400 Store Jyndevad		01-JUL-1987		31-DEC-2000
P26409.dat	26409 Tinglev			01-JUN-1995		31-DEC-2000
P26410.dat	26410 Broderup/Bajstrup/Gårdeby
/Rødebæk/Broderup Mark		01-JUL-1920		30-JUN-1993
P27080.dat	27080 Tranebjerg		01-DEC-1872		31-DEC-2000
P30210a.dat	30210 Meteorologisk Institut		01-JAN-1875		30-JUN-1922
P30210b.dat	30210 Meteorologisk Institut		01-JAN-1961		31-DEC-1984
P30370.dat	30370 Botanisk Have		01-JAN-1961		31-DEC-2000
P30380.dat	30380 Landbohøjskolen		01-JAN-1874		31-DEC-2000
P32020.dat	32020 Hammer Odde Fyr		01-JAN-1961		30-JUN-1987
P32030.dat	32030 Sandvig		01-JAN-1874		31-DEC-1970


Format of all precipitation observation files:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-9 	F4.0 	Year
10-11 	F2.0	Month
12-13 	F2.0 	Day
14-15	F2.0	Hour (DNT or (station 06193) UTC)
16-20	F5.0	Precipitation previous 24 hours (0.1 mm), -1 means more than 0 mm but less
than 0.1 mm, -9999 means missing value. Please note: Before 1931 the ‘daily 
precipitation’ for station 21430 may in some cases be the precipitation 
accumulated for several days or for the whole month.



Daily minimum temperature files: Tn<station number>.dat
These observation files contain observed daily minimum temperature. There are no missing dates 
between the start and the end date. Any missing observations are filled in by -9999.

File name	Station and period (start and end date)
Tn06193.dat	06193 Hammer Odde Fyr 		01-JAN-1984		31-DEC-2000
Tn21100.dat	21100 Vestervig		19-JUN-1874		31-DEC-2000
Tn25140.dat	25140 Nordby (Fanø)		01-MAY-1874	31-DEC-2000
Tn27080.dat	27080 Tranebjerg		01-DEC-1872		31-DEC-2000
Tn30380.dat	30380 Landbohøjskolen		01-JAN-1874		30-JUN-1997
Tn06186.dat	06186 Landbohøjskolen		01-DEC-1995		31-DEC-2000
Tn32020.dat	32020 Hammer Odde Fyr		01-JAN-1971		24-JUN-1987
Tn32030.dat	32030 Sandvig		01-JAN-1874		31-DEC-1970

Format of all observation files:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-9 	F4.0 	Year
10-11 	F2.0	Month
12-13 	F2.0 	Day
14-15	F2.0	Hour (DNT or (stations 06186, 06193) UTC)
16-20	F5.0	Minimum temperature previous 24 hours (0.1 C).


Daily maximum temperature files: Tx<station number>.dat
These observation files contain observed daily maximum temperature. There are no missing dates 
between the start and the end date. Any missing observations are filled in by -9999.

File name	Station and period (start and end date)
Tx06193.dat	06193 Hammer Odde Fyr 		01-JAN-1984		31-DEC-2000
Tx21100.dat	21100 Vestervig		02-AUG-1874		31-DEC-2000
Tx25140.dat	25140 Nordby (Fanø)		02-MAY-1874	31-DEC-2000
Tx27080.dat	27080 Tranebjerg		01-JAN-1873		31-DEC-2000
Tx30380.dat	30380 Landbohøjskolen		01-JAN-1874		30-JUN-1997
Tx06186.dat	06186 Landbohøjskolen		01-DEC-1995		31-DEC-2000
Tx32020.dat	32020 Hammer Odde Fyr		01-JAN-1971		24-JUN-1987
Tx32030.dat	32030 Sandvig		02-APR-1874		31-DEC-1970

Format of all observation files:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-9 	F4.0 	Year
10-11 	F2.0	Month
12-13 	F2.0 	Day
14-15	F2.0	Hour (DNT or (stations 06186, 06193) UTC)
16-20	F5.0	Maximum temperature (0.1 C). The maximum temperature, covering the 
previous 24 hours, is read in the morning (the same as the minimum 
temperature). During the periods 1 Jan 1874- 31 Dec 1912 and 2 Jan 1971- 31 
Dec 2000 the maximum temperature is listed on the date it has been read. 
During the period 1 Jan 1913- 1 Jan 1970 the maximum temperature is listed 
on the previous day (where it most often occurs).

Daily air temperature at 14:00 hours file: Ttt27080.dat
This observation file contains air temperature observed daily at 14:00 hours DNT. There are no 
missing dates between the start and the end date. Any missing observations are filled in by -9999.

File name	Station and period (start and end date)
Ttt27080.dat	27080 Tranebjerg 		01-DEC-1872		31-DEC-2000

Format of all observation files:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-9 	F4.0 	Year
10-11 	F2.0	Month
12-13 	F2.0 	Day
14-15	F2.0	Hour (until and including January 2000: DNT: Danish Normal Time, starting 
1 February 2000: UTC)
16-20	F5.0	Air temperature (0.1 C). 

Daily cloud cover at 8:00, 14:00 and 21:00 hours file: n27080.dat
This observation file contains cloud cover observed daily at  8:00, 14:00 and 21:00 hours DNT. 
There are no missing dates between the start and the end date. Any missing observations are filled in 
by -9999.

File name	Station and period (start and end date)
n27080.dat	27080 Tranebjerg 		01-DEC-1872		31-JAN-2000

Format of all observation files:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-9 	F4.0 	Year
10-11 	F2.0	Month
12-13 	F2.0 	Day
14-18	F5.0	Cloud cover at 8:00 (Please note change in units listed below)
9-23	F5.0	Cloud cover at 14:00 (Please note change in units listed below)
24-28	F5.0	Cloud cover at 21:00 (Please note change in units listed below)

Cloud cover units:
1872-1873:	0-4	(0= cloudless, 1= 1/4 part clouded,..., 4= overcast)
1874-1952:	0-10	(0= cloudless, 1= 1/10 part clouded,...., 10= overcast)
Since 1953:	0-8	(0= cloudless, 1= 1/8 part clouded,...., 8 = overcast)

Station angles file St_ang.dat
The file contains the digitised information on the rain gauge exposure. The information is expressed 
as the angle to the horizon in eight directions, as the summarising angle index and the exposure 
class. The information is only available for some of the stations and only through the recent years. 
The file has the following format:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-25 	Datetime20 	Start date (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
26-45 	Datetime20	End date (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
46-51 	F6.0 	Angle towards N
52-57	F6.0	Angle towards NE
58-63	F6.0	Angle towards E
64-69	F6.0	Angle towards SE
70-75	F6.0	Angle towards S
76-81	F6.0	Angle towards SW
82-87 	F6.0 	Angle towards W
88-93	F6.0	Angle towards NW
94-98	F5.0	Angle index
99-176	A78	Remarks
177-178	A2	Exposure class

The following dependence of exposure class on angle index are used:
Exposure class
Description
Min. index
Max. index
A
Well sheltered
20
30
B
Moderately sheltered
6
19
C
Freely exposed, unsheltered
0
5
D
Overprotected, too well sheltered
31
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Station position file: St_pos.dat
The file contains the digitised information on the station positions and thereby on any removals of 
the stations during the operation period. The file has the following format:

Position	Format	Description

1-5 	F5.0 	Station no.
6-35 	A30 	Station name
36-45 	A10 	Station type (synop_dk = part of WMO synoptic net, climate_man = manual
climate station, precip_man = manual precipitation station)
46-56 	Date11 	Start date (dd-mmm-yyyy)
57-67	Date11	End date (dd-mmm-yyyy)
68-70	A3	UTM zone
71-81	F11.0	Eastings
82-92	F11.0	Northings
93-98	F6.0	Elevation (metres above mean sea level) 
99-109 	F11.0 	Latitude, degrees N (dddmmss)
110-120	F11.0	Longitude, degrees E (dddmmss)

Station instrumentation file: St_instr.dat
The file contains the information contained in the table below: (From ‘table 6’ in Brandt, Marie 
Louise, DMI Technical Report 94-20 ‘Summary of Meta data from NACD-stations in Denmark, 
Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1872-1994’, DMI København 1994).


Station No.

Name
Fjord gauge replaced
by Hellmann
Stevenson screen
 mounted

21100
Vestervig
~1915
1924.07
25140
Fanø
~1913
1928.08
27080
Tranebjerg
1911.09
1919.08
30380
Landbohøjskolen
Before 1922
1919.09
32030
Sandvig
1911.09
1913.09

