Weather station temperature claims are overheated, report cl

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » July 30th, 2012, 12:00 pm

The temperature record from stations across the U.S. has been systematically overinflated due to faulty data manipulation and “encroaching urbanity” -- locations near asphalt, air conditioning and airports -- according to a new study. And if correct, it calls into question just how hot our planet is getting.
Global warming believer-turned-skeptic Anthony Watts, a former TV meteorologist, posted a new report online questioning the reliability of weather stations in the U.S. Historical Climatology Network, a 120-year-old weather system that forms one tent pole of climate measurements. As the country has evolved, building urban metropolises and airports and pouring parking lots, the weather stations haven’t moved -- and poorly cited stations are spoiling the data.

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KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » July 30th, 2012, 1:19 pm

Without reading it, fair enough, but the concrete jungles are heat sinks, and we have more of them.

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » July 30th, 2012, 10:58 pm

Further into the article it mentions "correction" factors that have been applied to temperatures that have resulted in skewing the averages higher.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » August 6th, 2012, 12:06 pm

All I know is that it is miserably hot in the Washington, DC area.

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » August 6th, 2012, 12:43 pm

Come to my end of the state. It was 57 F @ 4600 feet one morning around 11:30 AM.

KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » August 7th, 2012, 9:30 pm

Now see, that's winter weather.

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