[Fred Nerks]

http://www.norcalblogs.com/watts/weather_stations/

One of the many images from the website - I looked carefully at each image and my blood is still boiling!

Compare with the installations in Australia, for example:

"Regular inspections by trained specialists will ensure that these stations are maintained to high standards. Detailed reports of any changes to the site and its surroundings will be made and procedures adopted to ensure that the quality of the records are not compromised. "

There's an interactive map on the website that shows EVERY Australian location:

And there's not an airconditioner, a tarmac, a tennis court, tall buildings or a sewage plant in sight!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Very good....thanks a million......

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Look at how Australia collects data.....

[az_gila]

Do you have a graph of Australia’s temperatures since the stations stated recording?

The example does seem to be a nice clean set-up, within specifications...:^)