diff --git a/Tests/test_get_1_outerm.f b/Tests/test_get_1_outerm.f
index 2e4fa17bd24a2f3a8ab263e3b2d1c64a047b1cba..5e07f5a245aa19a1d8686941ad56532fc3b4de13 100644
--- a/Tests/test_get_1_outerm.f
+++ b/Tests/test_get_1_outerm.f
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ program test_get_1_outerm
   use, intrinsic:: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV
 
   ! Libraries:
-  use contour_531, only: convert_to_reg_coord
-  use jumble,  only: argwhere
+  use jumble, only: new_unit, count_lines
   use netcdf, only: nf90_nowrite
   use netcdf95, only: nf95_open, nf95_close, nf95_inq_varid, nf95_get_var, &
        nf95_gw_var
@@ -18,12 +17,11 @@ program test_get_1_outerm
 
   implicit none
 
-  integer ncid, varid
+  integer ncid, varid, unit, n, l
   real longitude(2) ! in rad
   real latitude(2) ! in rad
   real step(2) ! in rad
-  real, allocatable:: ssh(:, :) ! sea-surface height, in m
-  integer, allocatable:: extr_map(:, :) ! map of extrema
+  real, allocatable:: ssh(:, :, :) ! (:, :, 1) sea-surface height, in m
 
   integer:: ind_targ_extr(2) = [19, 11]
   ! indices in the two dimensions of target extremum
@@ -47,16 +45,6 @@ program test_get_1_outerm
   read(unit = *, nml = main_nml)
   write(unit = *, nml = main_nml)
 
-  ! No problem of degenerate time coordinate with "extr_map.nc" so
-  ! read it first:
-  print *, 'Reading from "extr_map.nc"...'
-  call nf95_open("extr_map.nc", nf90_nowrite, ncid)
-
-  call nf95_inq_varid(ncid, "extr_map", varid)
-  call nf95_gw_var(ncid, varid, extr_map)
-
-  call nf95_close(ncid)
-
   print *, 'Reading from "h.nc"...'
   call nf95_open("h.nc", nf90_nowrite, ncid)
 
@@ -69,21 +57,33 @@ program test_get_1_outerm
   latitude = latitude * deg_to_rad
 
   call nf95_inq_varid(ncid, "adt", varid)
-  ! Do not use nf95_gw_var so that the program also works with a
-  ! degenerate time coordinate:
-  allocate(ssh(size(extr_map, 1), size(extr_map, 2)))
-  call nf95_get_var(ncid, varid, ssh)
-
+  call nf95_gw_var(ncid, varid, ssh)
   call nf95_close(ncid)
 
   step = [longitude(2) - longitude(1), latitude(2) - latitude(1)]
-  nearby_extr = convert_to_reg_coord(argwhere(extr_map > 0 .and. extr_map &
-       /= extr_map(ind_targ_extr(1), ind_targ_extr(2))), corner &
-       = [longitude(1), latitude(1)], step = step)
+
+  print *, "Reading from nearby_extr.csv..."
+  call new_unit(unit)
+  open(unit, file = "nearby_extr.csv", status = "old", action = "read", &
+       position = "rewind")
+  call count_lines(unit, n)
+  n = n - 2 ! 2 title lines
+  allocate(nearby_extr(2, n))
+  rewind(unit)
+  read(unit, fmt = *)
+  read(unit, fmt = *)
+
+  do l = 1, n
+     read(unit, fmt = *) nearby_extr(:, l)
+  end do
+
+  nearby_extr = nearby_extr * deg_to_rad
+  close(unit)
+  
   outermost_contour = get_1_outerm(cyclone, &
        coord_extr = [longitude(1), latitude(1)] + (ind_targ_extr - 1) * step, &
        innermost_level = innermost_level, nearby_extr = nearby_extr, &
-       ssh = ssh, corner = [longitude(1), latitude(1)], step = step)
+       ssh = ssh(:, :, 1), corner = [longitude(1), latitude(1)], step = step)
 
   if (outermost_contour%closed) then
      print *, "Radius of disk of equal area: ", &
diff --git a/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f b/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f
index 69f890bd16a08613e7a9b7baebcc97016089c6fd..951ef61ece9c8ea553d5e8745c1e02926aa5d4d9 100644
--- a/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f
+++ b/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ program test_set_max_speed
   use netcdf, only: nf90_nowrite
   use netcdf95, only: nf95_open, nf95_close, nf95_inq_varid, nf95_get_var, &
        find_coord, nf95_inquire_dimension
-  use nr_util, only: pi
+  use nr_util, only: deg_to_rad, rad_to_deg
   use shapelib, only: shpt_polygon, shpfileobject, ftdouble, shpclose, &
        shpobject, dbfreadattribute
   use shapelib_03, only: shp_open_03, shp_create_03, dbf_add_field_03, &
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ program test_set_max_speed
   ! indices of the target extremum, relative to corner
 
   real corner(2)
-  real, parameter:: deg_over_rad = pi / 180.
-  real, parameter:: rad_over_deg = 180. / pi
   TYPE(shpfileobject) hshp
   TYPE(shpobject) psobject
   integer ifield, ishape
@@ -90,12 +88,12 @@ program test_set_max_speed
   e%out_cont%ssh = outermost_contour_ssh
   e%cyclone = cyclone
   e%ssh_extr = ssh_extremum
-  e%coord_extr = coord_extr * deg_over_rad
+  e%coord_extr = coord_extr * deg_to_rad
   e%out_cont%n_points = psobject%nvertices
   e%out_cont%closed = .true.
   allocate(e%out_cont%points(2, e%out_cont%n_points))
-  e%out_cont%points(1, :) = psobject%padfx * deg_over_rad
-  e%out_cont%points(2, :) = psobject%padfy * deg_over_rad
+  e%out_cont%points(1, :) = psobject%padfx * deg_to_rad
+  e%out_cont%points(2, :) = psobject%padfy * deg_to_rad
 
   print *, "Reading from nearby_extr.csv..."
   call new_unit(unit)
@@ -111,10 +109,12 @@ program test_set_max_speed
   do l = 1, n
      read(unit, fmt = *) nearby_extr(:, l)
   end do
-
+  
+  nearby_extr = nearby_extr * deg_to_rad
   close(unit)
+  
   call set_max_speed(e, ind_targ_extr, nearby_extr, ssh, u, v, &
-       corner * deg_over_rad, step = [0.25, 0.25]  * deg_over_rad)
+       corner * deg_to_rad, step = [0.25, 0.25]  * deg_to_rad)
 
   call shp_create_03("test_set_max_speed", shpt_polygon, hshp)
   call dbf_add_field_03(ifield, hshp, 'ssh', ftdouble, nwidth = 13, &
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ program test_set_max_speed
        ndecimals = 6)
 
   call shp_append_object_03(ishape, hshp, shpt_polygon, &
-       e%speed_cont%points * rad_over_deg)
+       e%speed_cont%points * rad_to_deg)
   call dbf_write_attribute_03(hshp, ishape, 0, e%speed_cont%ssh)
   call dbf_write_attribute_03(hshp, ishape, 1, e%speed_cont%area)
   call dbf_write_attribute_03(hshp, ishape, 2, e%max_speed)
diff --git a/Tests/tests.json b/Tests/tests.json
index 4fed17096d3f2b24d44f47237bcb395434c98e9a..9c6647da4cb676562db2658f756adb9dad7842e1 100644
--- a/Tests/tests.json
+++ b/Tests/tests.json
@@ -34,27 +34,38 @@
     },
     {
 	"args" : "$compil_prod_dir/test_get_1_outerm",
-	"required": [["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
-		     ["$tests_old_dir/Local_extrema/test_local_extrema.nc", "extr_map.nc"]],
+	"required":
+	[
+	    ["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
+	    ["$input_dir/nearby_extr_get_1_outerm.csv", "nearby_extr.csv"]
+	],
 	"title" : "Get_1_outerm",
 	"input" : "&main_nml /\n"
     },
     {
 	"args" : "$compil_prod_dir/test_get_1_outerm",
-	"required": [["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
-		     ["$input_dir/extr_map_negative_2_8.nc", "extr_map.nc"]],
+	"required":
+	[
+	    ["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
+	    "$input_dir/nearby_extr.csv"
+	],
 	"title" : "Get_1_outerm_noise_2_8",
 	"input" : "&main_nml /\n", 
-"description": "Negative values for extrema 2 and 8."
+	"description": "Negative values for extrema 2 and 8."
     },
     {
 	"args" : "$compil_prod_dir/test_get_1_outerm",
-	"required": [["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
-		     ["$input_dir/extr_map_negative_2.nc", "extr_map.nc"]],
+	"required": [
+	    ["$input_dir/2006_01/h_region_1.nc", "h.nc"],
+	    [
+		"$input_dir/nearby_extr_get_1_outerm_noise_2.csv",
+		"nearby_extr.csv"
+	    ]
+	],
 	"title" : "Get_1_outerm_noise_2",
 	"input" : "&main_nml /\n",
- "description": "Negative value for extremum 2."
-   },
+	"description": "Negative value for extremum 2."
+    },
     {
 	"args" : ["$compil_prod_dir/test_max_speed_contour_ssh",
 		  "$input_dir/2006_01/h_2006_01_01.nc", "$input_dir/2006_01/uv_2006_01_01.nc"],