# example snippet using the CDS API
'variable': ['total_precipitation','potential_evaporation','soil_water_content'],
'year': [str(y) for y in range(1991,2025)],
'month': [f"{m:02d}" for m in range(1,13)],
'day': [f"{d:02d}" for d in range(1,32)],
'time': ['00:00','06:00','12:00','18:00'],
'area': [north, west, south, east],