From Pierre Gosselin: Lingen Cheated: Germany' New All-Time Record High Resulted From DWD Weather Service Lousy Station Siting
During last week's record-setting European heat wave, Germany's previous record of 40.3C was impressively shattered by the measurement station located at the northwest city of Lingen, near the Dutch border, some 50 kilometers from where I live. The German DWD weather service and media loved it!
Controversial siting
Yet, controversy now swirls about the new record setting measurement since it has come to light that the measurement is fraught with some considerable siting issues.
As the photo published by T-online here shows, the station is located right near a DWD office building, is shielded from the wind by grown trees and is located not far from a public swimming pool...........More Here
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