On 2015-02-26 00:33, JS Huang wrote:
Hi,

   Here is an implementation.  More data are added.  An extra column hasRain
is added instead of replacing column Amount.

rain
    Year Month Day Amount
1  1950     1   1    0.0
2  1950     1   2   35.5
3  1950     1   3   17.8
4  1950     1   4   24.5
5  1950     1   5   12.3
6  1950     1   6   11.5
7  1950     1   7    5.7
8  1950     1   8   13.2
9  1950     1   9   11.3
10 1950     1  10   14.7
11 1950     1  11   11.9
12 1950     1  12   17.5
13 1950     1  13    8.1
14 1950     1  14    0.4
15 1950     1  15    0.0
16 1950     1  16   19.5
17 1950     1  17   10.7
18 1950     1  18    0.5
19 1950     1  19   12.7
20 1950     1  20    6.3
21 1950     2   1    0.0
22 1950     2   2   35.5
23 1950     2   3   17.8
24 1950     2   4   24.5
25 1950     2   5   12.3
26 1950     2   6   11.5
27 1950     2   7    5.7
28 1950     2   8   13.2
29 1950     2   9   11.3
30 1950     2  10   14.7
31 1950     2  11   11.9
32 1950     2  12   17.5
33 1950     2  13    8.1
34 1950     2  14    0.4
35 1950     2  15    0.0
36 1950     2  16   19.5
37 1950     2  17   10.7
38 1950     2  18    0.0
39 1950     2  19    0.0
40 1950     2  20    0.0
rain$hasRain <- ifelse(rain$Amount>0,1,0)

No! Better is

rain$hasRain <- as.numeric(rain$Amount > 0)

See previous discussions about the use of 'ifelse'.

Göran

rain
    Year Month Day Amount hasRain
1  1950     1   1    0.0       0
2  1950     1   2   35.5       1
3  1950     1   3   17.8       1
4  1950     1   4   24.5       1
5  1950     1   5   12.3       1
6  1950     1   6   11.5       1
7  1950     1   7    5.7       1
8  1950     1   8   13.2       1
9  1950     1   9   11.3       1
10 1950     1  10   14.7       1
11 1950     1  11   11.9       1
12 1950     1  12   17.5       1
13 1950     1  13    8.1       1
14 1950     1  14    0.4       1
15 1950     1  15    0.0       0
16 1950     1  16   19.5       1
17 1950     1  17   10.7       1
18 1950     1  18    0.5       1
19 1950     1  19   12.7       1
20 1950     1  20    6.3       1
21 1950     2   1    0.0       0
22 1950     2   2   35.5       1
23 1950     2   3   17.8       1
24 1950     2   4   24.5       1
25 1950     2   5   12.3       1
26 1950     2   6   11.5       1
27 1950     2   7    5.7       1
28 1950     2   8   13.2       1
29 1950     2   9   11.3       1
30 1950     2  10   14.7       1
31 1950     2  11   11.9       1
32 1950     2  12   17.5       1
33 1950     2  13    8.1       1
34 1950     2  14    0.4       1
35 1950     2  15    0.0       0
36 1950     2  16   19.5       1
37 1950     2  17   10.7       1
38 1950     2  18    0.0       0
39 1950     2  19    0.0       0
40 1950     2  20    0.0       0
tapply(rain$hasRain,list(rain$Year,rain$Month),sum)
       1  2
1950 18 15




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