I have a text file that contains alot of different columns. I want to create a different array from each of them (e.g. one array for the years, one array for the months, one array for the wind speed, and so on).... Does anybody know how I could do that?

1980 Aug	945	100	Allen
1983 Aug	962	100	Alicia
1984 Sep	949	100	Diana
1985 Jul	1002	65	Bob
1985 Aug	987	80	Danny
1985 Sep	959	100	Elena
1985 Sep	942	90	Gloria
1985 Oct	971	75	Juan
1985 Nov	967	85	Kate
1986 Jun	990	75	Bonnie
1986 Aug	990	65	Charley
1987 Oct	993	65	Floyd
1988 Sep	984	70	Florence
1989 Aug	986	70	Chantal
1989 Sep	934	120	Hugo
1989 Oct	983	75	Jerry
1991 Aug	962	90	Bob
1992 Aug	922	145	Andrew
1993 Aug	960	100	Emily
1995 Aug	973	85	Erin
1995 Oct	942	100	Opal
1996 Jul	974	90	Bertha
1996 Sep	954	100	Fran
1997 Jul	984	70	Danny
1998 Aug	964	95	Bonnie
1998 Sep	987	70	Earl
1998  Sep	964	90	Georges
1999 Aug	951	100	Bret
1999 Sep	956	90	Floyd
1999 Oct	987	70	Irene
2002 Oct	963	80	Lili
2003 Jul	979	80	Claudette
2003 Sep	957	90	Isabel
2004 Aug	972	70	Alex
2004 Aug	941	130	Charley
2004 Aug	985	65	Gaston
2004 Sep	960	90	Frances
2004 Sep	946	105	Ivan
2004 Sep	950	105	Jeanne
2005 Jul	992	65	Cindy
2005 Jul	930	130	Dennis
2005 Jul	929	135	Emily
2005 Aug	975	85	Irene
2005 Aug	902	150	Katrina
2005 Sep	960	100	Maria
2005 Sep	979	80	Nate
2005 Sep	976	80	Ophelia
2005 Sep	985	70	Phillipe
2005 Sep	897	150	Rita
2005 Sep	979	70	Stan
2005 Sep	987	65	Vince
2005 Sep	882	150	Wilma
2005 Sep	960	100	Beta
2005 Sep	979	75	Epsilon
2006 Aug	995	65	Ernesto
2006 Sep	972	80	Florence
2006 Sep	955	105	Gordon
2006 Sep	954	110	Helene
2006 Sep	985	75	Isaac

1980 Aug 945 100 Allen
1983 Aug 962 100 Alicia
1984 Sep 949 100 Diana
1985 Jul 1002 65 Bob
1985 Aug 987 80 Danny
1985 Sep 959 100 Elena
1985 Sep 942 90 Gloria
1985 Oct 971 75 Juan
1985 Nov 967 85 Kate
1986 Jun 990 75 Bonnie
1986 Aug 990 65 Charley
1987 Oct 993 65 Floyd
1988 Sep 984 70 Florence
1989 Aug 986 70 Chantal
1989 Sep 934 120 Hugo
1989 Oct 983 75 Jerry
1991 Aug 962 90 Bob
1992 Aug 922 145 Andrew
1993 Aug 960 100 Emily
1995 Aug 973 85 Erin
1995 Oct 942 100 Opal
1996 Jul 974 90 Bertha
1996 Sep 954 100 Fran
1997 Jul 984 70 Danny
1998 Aug 964 95 Bonnie
1998 Sep 987 70 Earl
1998 Sep 964 90 Georges
1999 Aug 951 100 Bret
1999 Sep 956 90 Floyd
1999 Oct 987 70 Irene
2002 Oct 963 80 Lili
2003 Jul 979 80 Claudette
2003 Sep 957 90 Isabel
2004 Aug 972 70 Alex
2004 Aug 941 130 Charley
2004 Aug 985 65 Gaston
2004 Sep 960 90 Frances
2004 Sep 946 105 Ivan
2004 Sep 950 105 Jeanne
2005 Jul 992 65 Cindy
2005 Jul 930 130 Dennis
2005 Jul 929 135 Emily
2005 Aug 975 85 Irene
2005 Aug 902 150 Katrina
2005 Sep 960 100 Maria
2005 Sep 979 80 Nate
2005 Sep 976 80 Ophelia
2005 Sep 985 70 Phillipe
2005 Sep 897 150 Rita
2005 Sep 979 70 Stan
2005 Sep 987 65 Vince
2005 Sep 882 150 Wilma
2005 Sep 960 100 Beta
2005 Sep 979 75 Epsilon
2006 Aug 995 65 Ernesto
2006 Sep 972 80 Florence
2006 Sep 955 105 Gordon
2006 Sep 954 110 Helene
2006 Sep 985 75 Isaac

Take a look at the String.split() method.

Scanner would work for that as well.

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