The site of the
surface thermometer
does not meet
scientific standards.
It is only about 15 meters
from the high hedge
to the west and south,
which could act as a heat trap.
It is surrounded by
a variety of buildings,
including greenhouses,
with significant RECENT
economic development
just outside the site,
including a vast array
of solar panels
on a large building:
The very large building
to the northwest is the
Sainsbury Laboratory,
which was built in 2011.
The hanger-like building
to the right of the Laboratory
is the Plant Growth Facility,
built in 2004.
It provides state-of-the-art
controlled environment
capabilities, so must have
plenty of air conditioning
to offset heat waves.
These recently built
large building surrounding
the thermometer should
rule out the Botanical Garden
site as scientifically meaningful.
Nevertheless, The
Meteorilogical Office
decided that a new record
had been set in Cambridge,
at the Botanical Gardens.
The Botanical Gardens
are well surrounded
by the urbanized city,
especially to the
the south and east,
where the wind
was blowing from
when the new
record was set.
National records should
only be acceptable at sites
with very long records,
with high quality siting.
That's NOT
the Cambridge
weather station.