05-19-2008, 10:33 PM
[quote billb]Accuweather seems to get the same temp from the same airport reporting station as NWS and WUnderground for my zip code. (the numbers and data all coincide)
Could you be between two reporting areas ?
WUnderground at least states the station code where the temp info is coming from so you know you are comparing apples and oranges.
I'm far enough from Tucson International (where the NWS numbers are pegged) that the temp there and the temp at my house could easily be different by a degree or two. Mostly I look at NWS (or my widget) to know if it's going to be about the same, hotter, or way hotter for the next few days. So it's not important that Accuweather or anyone else give me the exact number for my house. I just thought it was curious that Accuweather seems to inflate their numbers.
Could you be between two reporting areas ?
WUnderground at least states the station code where the temp info is coming from so you know you are comparing apples and oranges.
I'm far enough from Tucson International (where the NWS numbers are pegged) that the temp there and the temp at my house could easily be different by a degree or two. Mostly I look at NWS (or my widget) to know if it's going to be about the same, hotter, or way hotter for the next few days. So it's not important that Accuweather or anyone else give me the exact number for my house. I just thought it was curious that Accuweather seems to inflate their numbers.