Example 6: Plotting Date Values on an Axis

data emergency_calls;
   input Date : date7. Calls @@;
   label calls='Number of Calls';
   datalines;
1APR94 134   11APR94 384  13FEB94 488
2MAR94 289   21MAR94 201  14MAR94 460
3JUN94 184   13JUN94 152  30APR94 356
4JAN94 179   14JAN94 128  16JUN94 480
5APR94 360   15APR94 350  24JUL94 388
6MAY94 245   15DEC94 150  17NOV94 328
7JUL94 280   16MAY94 240  25AUG94 280
8AUG94 494   17JUL94 499  26SEP94 394
9SEP94 309   18AUG94 248  23NOV94 590
19SEP94 356  24FEB94 201  29JUL94 330
10OCT94 222  25MAR94 183  30AUG94 321
11NOV94 294  26APR94 412   2DEC94 511
27MAY94 294  22DEC94 413  28JUN94 309
;

proc plot data=emergency_calls;
   plot calls*date / haxis='1JAN94'd to '1JAN95'd by month;

   format date date7.;
   title 'Calls to City Emergency Services Number';
   title2 'Sample of Days for 1994';
run;