After years of work from MikeNelson247, NWSBoulder, and others, a new weather station is on the verge of being up and running at Denver’s Central Park, where official measurements for Denver used to be taken. cowx
Over the years, I have received many questions about why the Denver weather observations are taken at Denver International Airport, and does it make a big difference.
I have often been asked about why the official temperatures are not given for the downtown area. All of the local TV stations have placed weather instruments at their studios, but these are not official observations and do not go into the climate records for the city. Obviously, as scientists, we would love to have nearly 150 years of rock-solid consistent data, but we do the best we can with the changing locations. I always have said,"Talk to your congressman, not your weatherman," — as the issue is much more fiscal science and not physical science. We are talking tax dollars!
The unique synergy between Vaisala, the National Weather Service and the City of Denver enabled us to develop a new weather station in the metro area at little cost, but great benefit to taxpayers! We secured a site on the City Park Golf Course, at no taxpayer cost, from the City of Denver. This weather station performed very well for the next 10 years, but was taken down when the golf course was re-designed to better control flooding during heavy rain events.
Well, it proved to be a process! The first obstacle was the equipment. Although Vaisala makes outstanding instruments, the National Weather Service did not have a service contract in place to allow their employees to service and calibrate the instruments – this is a must to ensure accurate data.
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