Russ Steele
Anthony Watts reports that he and his volunteers have surveyed 70 percent of the surface stations at Watts Up With That.
I’m pleased to announce that due to the help of many volunteer surveyors, the surfacestations.org project has now reached the 70% mark for stations that have been surveyed. 854 out of 1221 USHCN stations have been surveyed. In addition, Thanks to the splendid work of volunteers Gary Boden and Barry Wise, a new Google Earth KML file has been released that not only shows what stations have been surveyed and their ratings, but now includes numbered icons, and embedded links to the surfacestations.org online gallery for that USHCN station.
The whole graphic has a red blush, which should be an embarrassment to the National Weather Service. Look at how many stations no longer meet the government standard for valid data collection. Anthony is writing a paper for submission to a peer reviewed journal. Stay Tuned.
Ellen and I have surveyed stations in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dokota, Deleware and Maryland. This summer we are planning a trip to survey more stations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
