How not to measure temperature, part 71: NOAA neglect of volunteer observers

15 09 2008

As we get more of the private observers in USHCN surveyed, we start hearing about stories like this one from Dufur Oregon, where the observers seem to have been pretty much “left on their own” for about many, many, years. The lack of guidance and QC on the part of NOAA is stunning. The station itself is even more troubling. I don’t blame the observer, but NOAA clearly failed this observer and the science mission to collect climate data.


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One of our most prolific and hard working volunteers for www.surfacestations.org , Don and Liz Healy, wrote to share what they learned on this recent survey: Read the rest of this entry »