Daryl Ritchison: BIG temperature discrepancies | Tom Nelson Pod #285

Daryl is North Dakota’s state climatologist.
His career includes weather forecasting in all regions of the country and for various regional television stations.

00:00 Introduction to Daryl Ritchison
00:37 The Importance of Climate Data Integrity
00:57 The Fargo Airport Incident
02:03 Challenges with Airport Climate Data
02:15 Historical Climate Records in Fargo
02:48 Urban Heat Islands and Their Impact
04:56 Temperature Measurement Standards
06:08 Comparing Historical and Modern Sensors
07:15 The Role of Mesonets in Accurate Weather Data
13:02 The Fargo Airport Temperature Sensor Issue
15:35 Evidence of Sensor Malfunction
19:05 The Impact of Sensor Errors on Climate Data
22:58 Quality Control in Weather Data
24:41 Comparing ASOS and AWOS Systems
26:30 Verification of Sensor Issues
27:30 Introduction to Temperature Sensor Issues
28:47 Analyzing Temperature Data Discrepancies
30:34 Sensor Reliability and Replacement Challenges
32:46 Bureaucratic Hurdles in Data Integrity
35:12 Investigating Historical Temperature Records
38:36 Global Temperature Records and Uncertainties
40:20 Minnesota's Dew Point Record Controversy
43:32 North Dakota's Historical Temperature Extremes
49:44 Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions

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Minnesota: Record State Dew Point Temperatures: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/110719_record_dew_point.html
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