How not to measure temperature, part 89 – "surface temperature"

The Hillsboro, Ohio USHCN climate station of record, measuring rainfall and the “surface” temperature. Note the MMTS temperature sensor laying flat on the ground.

The Sun puts on some fireworks for the 4th of July

Leif Svalgaard has been saying for sometime now that Solar Cycle 24 seems to be getting underway. Seeing sunspot group 1024 today, I’m tending to agree. The magnetic polarity (seen…