Discrepancies Between NOAA and MLC Weather Stations in 2002

for Lee Vining, CA

Compiled by Bob Gregg

MLC =      under awning near building with no radiation shelter - until July 2003
NOAA=    radiation shelter; official data

The following is what I found of temps 7 degrees or more apart. The station with the warmer temperature is named.

Max temps
Jan. 9---16 degrees-NOAA
Jan. 13---18 NOAA
Jan. 15---22 NOAA
Jan. 22---13 NOAA
Jan. 28---16 NOAA

Min temps
Jan. 27---10 NOAA

Max. temps
Feb. 8---10 NOAA
Feb. 12--- 7 NOAA
Feb. 17--- 7 NOAA
Feb. 18--- 9 NOAA
Feb. 22--- 7 NOAA
Feb. 23---15 NOAA
Feb. 24---12 NOAA
Feb. 27--- 7 NOAA

Min. temps
Feb. 5---11 MLC

Max. temps
Mar. 1---18 NOAA
Mar. 9---11 MLC
Mar. 11--- 9 MLC
Mar. 13---17 NOAA
Mar. 14---24 NOAA
Mar. 18---12 MLC
Mar. 20--- 8 NOAA
Mar. 21---16 NOAA
Mar. 22---19 NOAA
Mar. 23---24 NOAA

Min. temps
None

Max. temps
Apr. 13--- 7 MLC
Apr. 15---16 NOAA
Apr. 16--- 7 MLC
Apr. 17--- 9 NOAA
Apr. 20---15 MLC
Apr. 21--- 8 MLC
Apr. 22--- 9 MLC
Apr. 26--- 8 NOAA

Min. temps
None

Max. temps
May 1---17 MLC
May 2---12 MLC
May 3---10 MLC
May 11--- 9 MLC
May 12---13 MLC
May 13--- 7 MLC
May 17--- 9 MLC
May 20---11 NOAA
May 21---12 MLC
May 22---12 MLC
May 24---11 MLC
May 25--- 7 MLC
May 28---23 NOAA

Min. temps
None

Max. temps
June 2--- 8 NOAA
June 4---10 MLC
June 5--- 9 MLC
June 8--- 7 NOAA
June 9--- 8 NOAA
June 11--- 7 MLC
June 13--- 7 MLC
June 20---10 MLC
June 21---10 NOAA
June 23--- 8 MLC

Min. temps
None

Max. temps
July 9--- 7 MLC
July 18---16 NOAA
July 19---11 MLC

Min. temps
None

ok

Max. temps
Sep. 4--- 8 NOAA
Sep. 5--- 9 NOAA
Sep. 6--- 8 NOAA
Sep. 29---13 NOAA
Sep. 30---14 NOAA

Min. temps
Sep. 6--- 7 NOAA

Max. temps
Oct. 1---31 NOAA
Oct. 3---11 NOAA
Oct. 11--- 7 NOAA
Oct. 21--- 7 NOAA

Min. temps
None

Max. temps
Nov. 1---17 NOAA
Nov. 7---11 MLC
Nov. 14---10 NOAA
Nov. 17--- 7 NOAA
Nov. 18--- 7 NOAA
Nov. 21--- 7 NOAA
Nov. 24---10 NOAA
Nov. 25---14 NOAA
Nov. 30---13 NOAA

Min. temps
Nov. 3--- 6 MLC
Nov. 17--- 7 NOAA

Max. temps
Dec. 5--- 8 NOAA
Dec. 19---11 MLC

Min. temps
Dec. 13--- 8 MLC
Dec. 23--- 7 NOAA