Arizona’s “Ghost” Weather Stations Help Drive Climate Claims

Arizona’s “Ghost” Weather Stations Help Drive Climate Claims

A bureaucratic practice of recording temperatures using nonexistent stations is fueling the climate change narrative. “Ghost stations” refer to nonexistent stations from the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) relies on UHSCN stations to determine national and regional-scale temperatures, one member of NOAA’s Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) Network. Arizona...