On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:55:31 +0100, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

"Bonos Ego" wrote in message
oups.com...
Solent MRSC seem to get the highest temperature on too many occasions,
has this site been verified recently?

Our very own Dave Ludlow investigated it recently, e.g.
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.sc...7b9e50b395125a

If Dave's happy then I'm happy ;-)

Well Jon I was happy on that occasion but I do intend to repeat the
exercise again, with a bit more precision, when the conditions are
right and I can spare the time.

One thing I didn't think of when I made that first check was the
screen type - it appears to be a half-size Stevenson Screen (probably
made of wood) i.e. one designed, I think, for electronic instruments.
I'd imagine that half-size screens are slightly more susceptible to
the effects of solar radiation in light winds than full size screens
i.e. those designed for a full set of manually read instruments. The
screen is also sheltered from NW, N, NE and E winds by the adjacent
coastguard buildings. So the site is not ideal and I think the two
factors I just mentioned may sometimes exaggerate the local "hot spot"
effect that I noted previously.

Here is a photo I took of the site, looking North West:
http://www.daveludlow.com/weather/solentmrsc_1828.jpg

--
Dave