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ETCCDI canonical index TXn. The minimum value of daily maximum temperature (Tmax) within each reporting period (coldest day).

Usage

ck_txn(tmax, dates, period = "annual")

Arguments

tmax

Numeric vector of daily maximum temperatures (degrees C).

dates

Date vector of the same length as tmax.

period

Character. Aggregation period: "annual" (default) or "monthly".

Value

A data frame with columns period, value, index, and unit.

Examples

dates <- as.Date("2024-01-01") + 0:9
tmax <- c(5, 10, -3, 12, 4, 8, 22, -8, 7, 6)
ck_txn(tmax, dates)
#>       period value index unit
#> 1 2024-01-01    -8   txn   °C