On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 at 00:26:25, jbm wrote in
uk.sci.weather :

I have at last got my AWS in the right position, I think. Today's high at
Pitsford was 22.4C; mine was 26.4. I assume the higher reading here is
because I'm in a sheltered position surrounded by 2 & 3 storey houses, so
don't benefit from any cooling breeze that may be around. However, read on
.....

Looking round their web site, I found they have another station at
Brixworth, about a mile further north than the parent Pitsford site. Their
high today was 24.4C, even closer to mine.

Personally, I've found temperature readings on a sheltered north-facing
wall are usually better (closer to those forecast) than ones in an
inadequately positioned screen.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)