I have a new tool for evaluation of the micro-site measurement environment near thermometers. The first site I’ve surveyed has not one but two potential biases. Can you spot them? Can…
Month: December 2007
USHCN National Weather Station Quality Plot
Early in the project, one of the criticisms heard against the surfacestations.org effort was that there had been “cherry picking” going on in the selections of stations to survey, and that…
How not to measure temperature, part 44
I’ve seen a couple of weather stations mounted on rooftops before, for example the station in Eureka, CA was on the roof of the post office for many years. This…
NASA/NOAA may have lost GOES East satellite
The GOES East satellite (GOES 12) went through a station keeping maneuver (used to maintain orbit and attitude) yesterday, and then shortly afterwards communications ceased. GOES 12 is no…
How not to measure temperature, part 43
Continuiung our tour of California climate monitoring stations, we visit the Portola train yard, where they not only switch freight, but measure the temperature too. This station is # 04-7085 and…
How not to measure temperature, part 42
Continuing our tour of some of the worst climate monitoring stations in California, we come to San Jose. In previous posts we’ve seen stations put next to parking lots. In…
How not to measure temperature, part 41
Lately we’ve been touring COOP weather stations in California to illustrate how they are prone to biases in their siting. This problem is documented in the recent paper LaDochy, S., R. Medina, and…
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