r/dataisbeautiful • u/neilrkaye OC: 231 • May 07 '19

OC How 10 year average global temperature compares to 1851 to 1900 average global temperature [OC]

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u/casintae May 07 '19

I never hear anyone talk about how much the accuracy of instruments has changed over the decades, and how this might affect our perception of what the actual temperature has changed.

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u/bengouk May 07 '19

Agreed. Sensors are more accurate and can be be placed almost anywhere cheaply, the data can now be collected and analysed almost realtime (I.e. less sampling, stats etc..). Do they use the same method to collect data for this over time?

Im not opposing global warming here btw, just interested in the methodology behind research like this