Returns a factor of the user specified seasons.
dtt_season(
x,
start = c(Spring = 3L, Summer = 6L, Autumn = 9L, Winter = 12L),
first = NULL
)A Date or POSIXct vector
A uniquely named integer vector of the first month of each season or a uniquely named Date vector of the first date of each season.
A string of the name of first season or NULL in which case the first season is that which includes Jan 1st.
A factor of the seasons.
If the first month of the first season isn't January (1L), then the last season is considered to wrap into the following year.
dates <- as.Date(c("2001-01-01", "2001-02-28", "2012-09-01", "2012-12-01"))
dtt_season(dates)
#> [1] Winter Winter Autumn Winter
#> Levels: Winter Spring Summer Autumn
dtt_season(dates, start = c(Monsoon = 2L, `Dry Period` = 6L))
#> [1] Dry Period Monsoon Dry Period Dry Period
#> Levels: Dry Period Monsoon
dtt_season(
dates,
start = c(First = dtt_date("2000-01-01"), Second = dtt_date("2000-06-01"))
)
#> [1] First First Second Second
#> Levels: First Second