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NOAA questionable background

ricksfolly

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The NOAA claim their records go back a hundred years, but they started in 1970, so why should data they had no control over from 1910 to 1970 be even considered?

ricksfolly
 
Because it's better than nothing, and why would data that the NOAA didnt personally collect be suspect?
 
Because it's better than nothing, and why would data that the NOAA didnt personally collect be suspect?

Better than nothing isn't an exact science.

It's vitally important to have direct contact with any data source, especially if you're not familiar with the person who processed it.

That's standard Operating procedure (SOP).

ricksfolly
 
Who cares?

So, they say that the record high for this day was tada in 1880, when it was actually a degree different, due to faulty record keeping before NOAA was established.

so what?
 
Better than nothing isn't an exact science.

It's vitally important to have direct contact with any data source, especially if you're not familiar with the person who processed it.

That's standard Operating procedure (SOP).

ricksfolly
So what would your suggestion be? Ignore pertinent data because we cant interview the person who gathered it?

If you can come up with a concrete reason why we shouldnt trust pre-NOAA data, then I'll support you. But if all you have is "We cant fire the person who gathered it if it's off" then I cant do anything to help you
 
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