[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
211 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE RECENT ALL TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE CONTINUE TO SHOW A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATED
OBSERVATION FROM THE SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE SMYRNA AWSS SYSTEM
REPORTED A TEMPERATURE THAT WOULD HAVE TIED THE STATE ALL TIME
HIGH. DUE TO THE EXPOSURE OF THE TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENT TO
REFLECTED HEAT, THIS ALL TIME TYING OBSERVATION IS BEING
DISCOUNTED. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE SMYRNA OBSERVATIONS WERE 3
TO 4 DEGREES WARMER ON SUNNY DAYS. THE QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM AT
THE NASHVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE KEEPS A CLOSE WATCH
ON ALL OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS CONTACT LARRY VANNOZZI, METEOROLOGIST IN
CHARGE AT 615-754-4633.


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