Funny thing - the article sources 'data' from a thread off tweets, but it doesn't include this little nugget:
Since the 101.1°F Manatee Bay measurement was taken near land, contamination of the measurement by land effects and organic matter in the water might be invalidate the record, when compared to the 99.7°F reading in the middle of Kuwait Bay.
This is yet another bad reading by a poorly-located weather station. A buoy that takes surface temperature readings does not provide good data on the overall water temperature. It's the equivalent of a weather station sitting on an asphalt taxiway in an airport.
Funny thing - the article sources 'data' from a thread off tweets, but it doesn't include this little nugget:
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Since the 101.1°F Manatee Bay measurement was taken near land, contamination of the measurement by land effects and organic matter in the water might be invalidate the record, when compared to the 99.7°F reading in the middle of Kuwait Bay.
This is yet ***another*** bad reading by a poorly-located weather station. A buoy that takes surface temperature readings does not provide good data on the overall water temperature. It's the equivalent of a weather station sitting on an asphalt taxiway in an airport.
Yes.
Yes.
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