def generate_new_row(forecast_date, target, target_end_date, 
                    location, type, quantile, value):
    """
    Return a new row to be added to the pandas dataframe.
    """
    new_row = {}
    new_row["forecast_date"] = forecast_date
    new_row["target"] = target
    new_row["target_end_date"] = target_end_date
    new_row["location"] = location
    new_row["type"] = type
    new_row["quantile"] = quantile
    new_row["value"] = value
    return new_row