Coal Creek, Colorado Coop Observing Station Cooling The Last Decade

Watts Up With That?
Thursday, Jan 8, 2008

reposted from ICECAP

By Dr. Richard Keen, University of Colorado

I’m the NOAA co-op observer for Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, elevation 8950 feet, in the foothills NW of Denver.  Here is a graph of average temperatures for the past ten years.  2008 is by far the coldest year in the past decade, with an average of 39F.

See larger image here.

That’s full 3 degrees F colder than 2003.  Each of the past five years is colder than any of the previous five years.

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This is only one station of the thousands in the NOAA co-op network, but I thought I’d show you the data before it’s adjusted and homogenized by the usual suspects.

Here’s a photo of the station in January 2007, in the midst of a record round of snow storms in Colorado.

See larger photo here.

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2 Responses to “Coal Creek, Colorado Coop Observing Station Cooling The Last Decade”

1. Rob in CT Says:
   January 8th, 2009 at 7:09 am

   Thanks Dr. Richard Keen!

   It’s always good to bash the media with the truth. Good data is hard to find.

2. Buffalo Says:
   January 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

   The picture that leads to this article is funny. And I accually drove past that accident here in ANC. Funny as hell seeing a cop stand there scratching his head wondering what the hell happened. I know that pic was taken in the last 2 days and the temp was about 18 degrees below zero ferenhiet, so i dont believe this global warming for shit.