calc_months_below_mean: Number of months below mean annual precipitation

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) References

Description

This function calculates the number of months that precipitation is below the mean annual precipation for each year at a given location.

Usage

1

Arguments

precip_data

The function uses data from the precipitaion data frame "monthly_precip".

Value

Returns a graph displaying the number of months where the mean precipitation is below the mean.

Author(s)

Jamie Miller and Anna Calle

References

Source: Monthly Observed Precipitation - NWS Cooperative Observers. The following are data from NWS cooperative observers for the current water year and historically back to Water Year 2002. The water year starts on Oct 1 and ends on Sept 30. Precipitation data is provided for each month of the current water year, total precipitation for the water year, the percent of normal for the water year to date, and the percent of the entire water year received to date. https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/rainfall_data.php#monthly


jkmiller-wildlife/PrecipPackage documentation built on June 18, 2019, 1:34 p.m.