[SBE] Dry Snow

[Kent Winrich]

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Adrienne Abbott <weathertop at charter.net>
wrote:


> SNIPPED...


I

> can't believe that the folks who kept track of temperatures in the 20's

> and

> 30's were anywhere as accurate as what we have today. What kind of

> thermometers did they use? How were they calibrated and where were they

> kept? Now the NWS has a long list of things you are supposed to do to get

> the most accurate readings from your outdoor thermometer like putting it

> on

> a 10-meter pole that's in the shade. I can't believe that's how they did

> it

> 50 years ago. OMG, they used thermometers with mercury and they probably

> didn't call in the guys in moon suits to clean it up when the thermometer

> broke. Don't get me started on this...I've lived more than 20 years

> without

> an oven and I raised two kids without a clothes dryer. How many "carbon

> credits" do you think Al Gore is going to give me for that?

> Adrienne

>

>

I dont know if I can even believe the accuracy of todays readings.  The
following will give you and idea on.... "HOW NOT TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE":
http://www.norcalblogs.com/watts/weather_stations/