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An objective measure of hot and cold, typically measured by a thermometer.

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What is the reason for differences between these GHCNM and ERSST data?

The maps shown below are from here. The first shows data from two sources, while the second only shows data from one source. What is the difference between the two data sources used? Where does it come from, and what is the accuracy? What is the…
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Base temperature value for European Nordic Countries

I am calculating Heating Degree Days and Cooling Degree Days for European Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). On a paper (Benestad 2008) I read that the base temperature is bounded between 18°C and…
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Airports with longest continuous temperature records

Does anyone have a resource on what airports (or other recording stations) have been recording temperature continuously (daily) for quite a while? I remember reading that some back to the 1910s/1920s, but I am having trouble finding resources on…
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What is Celsius degrees to tenths?

I'm looking at a historical weather data report and the TMAX and TMIN are like this: 44 and -21, the following day 72 and 17. First I thought it was Fahrenheit, but the conversion didn't make any sense because it would be +6°C one day and +22°C the…
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What do the researchers in Antarctica wear if they must go outside during winter?

The Vostok station can observe temperatures as low -90 C during winter. Human skin gets frozen wounds on the spot on direct contact with such cold air and precautions must be made to avoid open exposed skin during outdoor operations at these…
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Is there a website where I can freely download monthly average temperatures per city?

I am building a garden calendar app, that uses the average temperature for each month to create a calendar. Are there websites that allow me to easily download this data in json format?
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Difference between isotherms and isotheres

I encounter both similar terms while reading, isotherms and isotheres. Could someone help distinguish and explain to me the difference between them?
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Where is the hot air for Australia's record spring heatwave coming from?

Spring/September temperature records on Australia's East coast are set to tumble in the coming days, due to a heatwave, as described here. So the hot air is being pulled from the interior of the continent to the coast. That makes sense. But some of…
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How to Calculate Indoors Feels Like Temperature for All Seasons?

I want to calculate "feels like" temperature indoors, with no sunlight or wind. But I don't know which method to use or if I should combine methods. Below I've given some research results I obtained but the correct method can be something…
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What determines the outside temperature when the sun goes down?

My name is Steve. My question concerns two days in a row we had recently. Both days reached up to the high 90s, sunny with no rain or clouds. On the first day, the temperature only got down to about 70 degrees during the night. But on the second…
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Were there times during human inhabitated Earth were Earth average temperature was hotter than today?

This article, Earth's temperature in the past 18,000 years seems to show Earth temperature during 5000-3000 years ago was approximately a degree hotter than today. Is this true, were there times during human inhabited Earth were Earth average…
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What are the implications of the recent discovery that plants regulate their temperature around 21°C?

They told us at school and still keep telling our kids that trees don't regulate their temperature, but in 2008 it was discovered that they do. And to me it all makes sense now. It must have serious implications on urban planning and fight against…
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What method would be used to estimate a wind-chill temperature in U.S. 1969?

This question is inspired by the book Minus 148 Degrees, which is a true story about a group of mountaineers that got stuck at a high elevation on Denali during a storm and survived 6 days in what is described as "-148F with wind chill". I am told…
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