Making an adjustment error is one thing . . . . pulling numbers out of thin air (or even less savory places) is data falsification.
Exactly! What is the source data after a site is decommissioned?
The US source sites were taken from surfacestations.org and the site status was found at NOAA Satellite and Information Service. The Maryland temperature data source sites are listed in the table below with the decommissioned sites crossed out. Seven stations stopped reporting in the 1990s!
| COOP# | SITE | Post Office Dist Dir | STATE | LAT | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180470 | 0.5 SE | MD | 39.28 | -76.62 | |
| 181385 | 0.4 W | MD | 38.57 | -76.07 | |
| 181750 | CHESTERTOWN | 0.6 NE | MD | 39.22 | -76.07 |
| 181995 | 0.7 N | MD | 38.98 | -76.95 | |
| 182282 | CUMBERLAND | 2 1.4 S | MD | 39.63 | -78.75 |
| 182523 | 1.6 E | MD | 38.88 | -75.8 | |
| 183675 | GLENN DALE BELL STN | 1.5 SE | MD | 38.97 | -76.8 |
| 185111 | LAUREL 3W | 2.8 W | MD | 39.1 | -76.9 |
| 185985 | 1 SE | MD | 39.27 | -75.87 | |
| 186620 | OAKLAND 1SE | 1 SE | MD | 39.4 | -79.4 |
| 186770 | 3.9 SW | MD | 38.68 | -76.67 | |
| 186915 | 0.5 N | MD | 38.33 | -76.42 | |
| 187330 | PRINCESS ANNE | 1 NE | MD | 38.22 | -75.68 |
| 187806 | ROYAL OAK 2SSW | 2 SSW | MD | 38.72 | -76.18 |
| 188000 | SALISBURY | 0.6 E | MD | 38.37 | -75.58 |
| 189440 | 3 SE | MD | 39.55 | -76.97 | |
| 189750 | 1 NE | MD | 39.33 | -76.87 |
Reacting yesterday to word that certain European governments and officials are suddenly trying to abandon their costly “global warming” policies, Royal Astronomical Society fellow Benny Peiser, of the science faculty at Liverpool John Moores University in Great Britain, recalls the teachings of the Roman emperor/philosopher Marcus Aurelius: “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
Just keep on telling the truth.