Data: You are given a large data set for analysis. For this term$$s project, the data set is daily weather

for Denver Colorado during the period of June $1,1908$ through April $11,2024.$ The data is included in

the link for this project as a text file and an excel file. $($The excel file is mainly for Mac users who are

having issues with txt files from Canvas. Mac users can export the excel file as a text file.$).$ The data

set has $9$ columns. The columns are:

Month, Day, Year, precipitation$($inches$),$ snow$($inches$),$ snow depth$($inches$),$ max temp, min temp, Obs

temp

The month, day and year are integer values. The remaining values are floating point numbers. The

temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. The observed temperature is the temperature measured at $12$

noon of that day. The maximum and minimum temperatures were the maximum and minimum recorded

during the day.

Your code can expect these $9$ columns of data from any weather station, but an arbitrary number of

rows.

Analysis: Your code should be able to perform the following analyses.

$1)$ Find the total precipitation or snow per year, for a specified range of years.

$2)$ Find the average precipitation $($P$),$ snowfall $($S$),$ snowpack $($SP$),$ max temp $($XT$),$ min temp $($NT$),$

or observed temp $($OT$)$ per year, for a specified range of years.

$3)$ Find the maximum or minimum P$,$ S$,$ SP$,$ XT$,$ NT$,$ or OT per year, for a specified range of years.

$4)$ Extra Credit: Find the total, average, max or min for any given month within a year. For

example, find the average maximum temperature in the month of July for each of the years $1909$

through $2023.($worth $10$ points$)$

Some additional points: Some things to consider while you are planning your code. Think through

these things BEFORE you start your top level design.

$1)$ There are dates missing in the data set $($these are days that no data was taken for unknown

reasons$).$ Therefore, you cannot just assume that every January has $31$ days, etc. You will need

to store the months, years and perhaps days as arrays to use for reference to determine the date

that any data points were taken.

$2)$ You should give thought about how to store your data arrays. For example, do you want to store

everything in $1$ array, and use pointers to get a data set. Should you store dates separate from

data? Should you use a struct to store data? Do you want to develop a class object that stores

and processes data? Give thought on how you want to store and access your data before

designing any functions.

$3)$ Give thought as to how you will input data requested and how this will affect the processing of

data.

$4)$ Give thought as to how you will write out your data for matlab. Do you want a matlab script for

ever special case? Or do you want to write a second file that gives directives to Matlab as to

what it is plotting $($the first file would be the data file$).$

$5)$ Do you want your user to be able to create more than $1$ data set per run.

$6)$ Give thought as to how you will determine a given quantity per year, or a given quantity per

month for extra credit.

Procedure:

$1)$ Top$-$level design: Create a top$-$level design for your code that describes the overall process.

You are asked to write your main C$++$ program so that it reads like your top$-$level design. Draw

your top$-$level design BEFORE you start designing your functions.

$2)$ Function design: List all the functions that you need for your code. Then, design each function

using the same process that we have been using in class. That is$,$ identify the input data and

types needed. Identify the output data and types needed and determine how the data is to be

returned to the user. From this write your function declaration. Finally, identify what is needed

in the body of the program and how it will be laid out. Then, write your function definition.

Some functions that you will need are:

a$.$ Read in the data set. This requires reading in a data set that has $9$ columns, but is of

unknown length. Before designing this function, you need to decide how you will store

this data.

b$.$ Average per a given period. This function should be able to find the average value from an

array per year, or over a specified month within a year. The function should return an array of

average values. Ask yourself, how you will pass the arrays of dates and the specific data set you

want to this function.

c$.$ Maximum or minimum per a given period. This function should be able to find the

maximum, or minimum, value from an array per year, or over a specified month within a year.

The function should return an array of max or min values. Again, ask yourself, how you will pass

the arrays of dates and the specific data set you want to this function.

d$.$ Data Out. This function should write out the data set requested to be read in by a matlab script

for plotting.