more verbose description of TMAX/TMIN units #378

ropensci · Nov 16, 2020 · 5ae5625 · 5ae5625
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diff --git a/R/units-ghcnd.R b/R/units-ghcnd.R
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ ncdc_units_ghcnd <- list(
   PRCP = list(name = "precipitation", units = "mm_tenths", description = "Precipitation"),
   SNOW = list(name = "snow_fall", units = "mm", description = "Snowfall"), 
   SNWD = list(name = "snow_depth", units = "mm", description = "Snow depth"),
-  TMAX = list(name = "temperature_max", units = "celcius_tenths", description = "Maximum temperature"),
-  TMIN = list(name = "temperature_min", units = "celcius_tenths", description = "Minimum temperature"),
+  TMAX = list(name = "temperature_max", units = "celcius_tenths", description = "Maximum temperature (tenths of degrees C)"),
+  TMIN = list(name = "temperature_min", units = "celcius_tenths", description = "Minimum temperature (tenths of degrees C)"),
   ACMC = list(name = "ACMC", units = "percent", description = "Average cloudiness midnight to midnight from 30-second ceilometer data (percent)"),
   ACMH = list(name = "ACMH", units = "percent", description = "Average cloudiness midnight to midnight from manual observations (percent)"),
   ACSC = list(name = "ACSC", units = "percent", description = "Average cloudiness sunrise to sunset from 30-second ceilometer data (percent)"),