[NBLUG/talk] Specify an Emacs replacement string

[AA6AV]

Good Morning.
I have the following piece of weather data I picked up from a web page.
As you may be able to see, it's all one line.
(It's rainfall data for my weather database)

:NAPA COUNTY             <br> YOUC1   : MT VEEDER          #2251 :  0.04/  0.08/  0.12/  0.31/ 1.30/ 
  1.34<br> YNTC1   : REDWOOD-MT VEEDER  #2253 :  +   /  +   /  +   /  +   /  +   /  +  <br> NAAC1 
: NAPA-LINCOLN BRIDG #2260 :  0.00/  0.04/  0.04/  0.28/  0.87/  0.87<br> MSHC1   : MT SAINT HELENA 
    #2277 :  0.00/  0.04/  0.04/  0.20/  1.25/  1.52<br> PFRC1   : PETRIFIED FOREST   #2279 :  0.00/ 
  0.00/  0.04/  0.04/  1.10/  1.26<br> DCFC1   : DRY CREEK FIRE STN #2281 :  0.08/  0.08/ 0.12/ 
0.24/  1.10/  1.14<br> MGTC1   : MT GEORGE          #2283 :  0.00/  0.00/  0.00/  0.20/ 0.67/ 
0.71<br> NRXC1   : NAPA-YNTVILLE X RD #2294 :  0.04/  0.08/  0.08/  0.20/  0.87/  0.87<br> SPHC1   : 
ST HELENA-SULPHUR  #2303 :  0.00/  0.00/  0.04/  0.08/  1.26/  1.34<br> HCRC1   : HOPPER CK-HWY 29 
  #2313 :  0.04/  0.08/  0.08/  0.24/  0.98/  0.98<br> SUGC1   : SUGARLOAF PEAK     #2324 :  0.00/ 
0.04/  0.08/  0.20/  0.63/  0.63<br> MLDC1   : MILLIKEN DAM       #2329 :  0.00/  0.00/ 0.00/  0.00/ 
  0.00/  0.00<br> STHC1   : ST HELENA 4WSW     #7005 :  +   /  +   /  +   /  +   /  + /  +  <br> 
ANGC1   : ANGWIN             #7014 :  +   /  +   /  +   /  +   /  +   /  +  <br> NAPC1 : ATLAS PEAK 
         #7015 :  0.08/  0.08/  0.08/  0.32/  1.20/  1.20<br> <br>

I would like to replace all the <br> with a new line character in Emacs, but I
can't find out how to specify the new line as the replacement character.  I've
tried \n, \\n, \\\n, ^M, ^Q^M but none of these work.

Any help please?

Peter
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Peter Lutz  AA6AV
Debian Linux 2.6.18