> The original, unaltered data was always taken at sunset. Right, and modern measurements are not, they're more often taken in the morning, when it's colder, b

> The original, unaltered data was always taken at sunset. Right, and modern measurements are not, they're more often taken in the morning, when it's colder, because the air and ground has been cooling all night[1]. That's the point. The original data is not directly comparable to modern data. And the Cato Institute is probably the worst possible way to position yourself as unbiased. A simple search for the articles that 404 will find them: [2]. You can't use your own inability to look things up as evidence of malfeasance. [1] https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ushcn/papers/menne-etal2009.pdf https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ushcn/papers/menne-etal20... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20160121023820/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/faq/temperature-monitoring.php https://web.archive.org/web/20160121023820/https://www.ncdc....