Surfacestations update – help needed for the final stretch

So – over 75% now. What does it look like if you do an analysis using only the CRN 1,2 stations? How does the temp trend look compared to GISS, HadCRU, and the Satellite records? If you include or leave out the non-environment based corrections, such at tobs?
REPLY: All of that is being analyzed now. However, I’m not ready to release it here yet until I have finished a proper publication. – Anthony

Anthony,
as far as I have followed debate about those station ratings here an over at Climate Audit, difference in trends between CR1 and CR4 and 5 station in USA was minuscule (I don’t know to what extent that was a result of adjustments). Wouldn’t be far more productive for exploring anthropogenic local warming effect on the final trend to try to collect data from, say, 100 or so rural stations all over USA (whatever their CR be), and compare their trend with overall reported trend or with that in urban stations? Is such a project underway?
REPLY: Yes such a project is well underway, and a publication will be written for the results and full data and methods disclosed so that it is reproducible. I’m not ready to publish it here, because the publication has not been completed. I reserve the right to publish first. – Anthony

evamjones, thanks.
If those Adirondack ones are still open later in the summer, when I get a free weekend, I can check ’em all out in a day. If someone else can get them before that, mores the better.

Anthony,
If my memory serves me, there are two reporting weather stations is Wallowa. One is at the old Service station and has not been moved. The other is at a private residence and has been moved once. The one at the forest service station may have had a name change. Here is information about a bill that was signed into law that transferred the property to the City.
(3) WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND- The term `Wallowa Forest Service Compound’ means the Wallowa Ranger Station that is–
(A) located at 602 West First Street, Wallowa, Oregon; and
(B) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(b) Duty of Secretary- As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States, except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), in and to the Wallowa Forest Service Compound.
(c) Use of Wallowa Forest Service Compound- As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the City shall–
(1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound as an interpretive center;
(2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity; and
(3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Service Compound–
(A) with due consideration and protection for the historic values of the Wallowa Forest Service Compound; and
(B) in accordance with such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary and the City.
(d) Reversion- In the quitclaim deed to the City, the Secretary shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Service Compound shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the Wallowa Forest Service Compound is–
(1) used for a purpose other than the purposes described in subsection (c)(1); or
(2) managed by the City in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection (c)(3).

I didn’t run Google Earth, but I found a database on the site of all the stations, as well as the albums of various sites.
There are different numbers being reported in different part of the site as to how many stations are covered. Plus, there are 0s in the table under surveyed, but then they are in the album with a form filled out by Evan, but with only Google Earth overhead views, and a description of the location.
I assume that such sites still need to be photographed? I drove by one such location a few months ago, but had no idea it was there.
For some of these sites, you can also use Google street view to get another pic or two.

I’ve got dibs on Portage Wisconsin and Watertown, Wisconsin. I’ll be running by them in early July.
Love your site Anthony! Keep up the good work.

Crow Agency is closed.

Evan
Thanks for the info and tip about the Wis sites.
– LTL

Quick question: Is it acceptable to hot link these images on another forum? I’m hoping to stir up some support if possible.