[wxqc] KCLK now 6 degrees too low - NWS gives a youknowwhat?

[Don Jeerings]

I am not an employee of the FAA but I am a member of the FAASTEAM see www.faasafety.gov  and I have some input to the system. Washington has been watching the data from our CWOP stations and seeing much better quality than the AWOS is  presenting. They are asking question. Compare KLAL and  CW7718 for an example. Some of these WX stations are municipal owned. I was not able to locate the KCLK station but If they are broadcasting improper data, I may be able to call some attention to it. It is germane to flight safety
Don  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eddie Holmes 
  To: 'Discussion of weather data quality issues' 
  Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [wxqc] KCLK now 6 degrees too low - NWS gives a youknowwhat?


  When I've inquired about similar situations, I've been told it's the FAA's baby! 

   

  Bureaucratic wheels turn slowly! 

  -Eddie

   

   

   

   

  -----Original Message-----
  From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net [mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of weatherok at pldi.net
  Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:05 PM
  To: wxqc at lists.gladstonefamily.net
  Subject: [wxqc] KCLK now 6 degrees too low - NWS gives a youknowwhat?

   

  Hi,

   

  I'm somewhat surprises about the sloppy approach of NWS towards crappy

  quality of weather data in the AWOS network. Months ago I have learned

  that KCLK is not a real NOAA station but somehow yes, at that time i t was

  about 4 degrees too low. Meanwhile the temp sensor is running away to a 6

  degree error, but either the airport or Vaisala (I've been told it's their

  sensors) or the NWS or all people involved don't care.

   

  Almost bizarre how motivated amateurs are to elimate their "Gladstone

  errors" when we see a really bad "official" station delivering that amount

  of bad data.

   

  This problem has been discussed here a while ago, but obviously without

  the least bit of consequences - surprisingly for me. What do you folks

  think?

   

  Thanks

   

  jk

   

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