[wxqc] Wrong focus?

[Jack J. Mowers, CLU, ChFC]

Jim, I agree with both of your statements.  Why even have my station, if I
am just going to match somebody else's numbers.  My problem is, since I'm
inexperienced with this, when the data doesn't match what is expected I
don't know how to verify the data.  More importantly, I don't have a clue as
to how to find the source.  Currently, there is a station about 5 miles away
from me that has a humidity reading about 24 points higher than mine.
Another 5 miles down the road and there's a station 35 points higher than
mine.  Maybe it's me...then I look in the other direction 10 miles away and
I find a station's humidity 15 points lower than mine.  I did find one
station about 14 miles away that matched up pretty well to mine.  I guess if
you look long enough...you will find the answer you want to hear.  So how do
I go about verifying data?  Are there just too many variables to consider?
Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.  Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net
[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of Keith Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:46 PM
To: 'Discussion of weather data quality issues'
Subject: RE: [wxqc] Wrong focus?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net
> [mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net]On Behalf Of
> James.Dudley at noaa.gov
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:35 AM
> To: Discussion of weather data quality issues
> Subject: Re: [wxqc] Wrong focus?
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I agree with Keith. I understand the focus of the
> verification statistics is to give stations a baseline for
> what are considered "good" observations based on
> surrounding stations. It is just that, a baseline.

Just to be clear, I think Philips pages are an excellent
tool to identify obvious problems. My way of thinking
though, when data doesn't match what is expected, is to
first verify the data, then try to identify the source of
the difference. Not try to make the data match what's
expected.


Keith
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