README for 2.5x2.5 degree, PACRAIN Monthly Estimates * Monthly rainfall estimates are derived from the Comprehensive Pacific Rainfall Database (PACRAIN). * Data is arranged in files for each 2.5x2.5 degree box. A file is created if there is a value for the box during the time span of analysis(1971-1998). * Files have headers giving the center point of the box. * No data is denoted by -999 * Monthly values were calculated from daily obs with the criteria that if there were less than 27 reporting days during the month, a missing values for that station was reported for that month. * Rainfall units = millimeters (mm)