[wxqc] Questions regarding my MADIS data..

[Gerry Creager]

Lew,

It's not uncommon for me to get 2 green thumbs and a red X for humidity, 
but I'm in a different microclimate than my surrounding stations.

The QC checks are an indicator to aid in evaluation.  If you're passing 
MADIS checks, your data are getting used by a lot of folks.

gerry

webmaster wrote:
> I have been trying to get my information correct to get the best 
> possible MADIS reading.  Seems my barometer just doesn't want to 
> cooperate.  Until today it said it failed a consistency test but now 
> it doesn't say that, but I only get one thumbs up although my graph 
> and the analysis line are practically one and the same.
> 
> Also have a question about my temperature reading.  It says if there 
> is a positive reading my temperature reading is lower than 
> expected.  If I have a FARS and none of the stations around me have 
> one, wouldn't my readings be consistently cooler?  Wouldn't that mean 
> my information is more accurate and they should be deviated, not 
> me?  I know MADIS doesn't factor in which units are properly sited at 
> 5' above ground with FARS vs. stations mounted at other heights without FARS.
> 
> The local AWOS station has had a temperature error of about 4 degrees 
> for a long time and they haven't corrected it even though I reported 
> it straight to the FAA technicians responsible for the station.  It 
> is amazing their temperature analysis gives them 2 thumbs up when 
> they have had up to almost seven degrees of error.  Kind of bizarre 
> to get two thumbs up and a big red "X"???
> 
> http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/KLVN
> 
> What do I need to do to get two thumbs on my barometer?
> 
> Here is a link to my data:
> 
> http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/C8122
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Lew
> 
> 
> 
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