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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (61644)	12/5/2014 11:38:26 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By R2O Thomas A Watson Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Seriously, the idea behind TOBS adjustments is that when a max/min thermometer is read and reset might cause a double counting of a high on a very high day. Say, one day is extremely hot and the thermometer is reset at mid afternoon. Maybe, it'll go on to record a very high number later that afternoon which is higher than the high for the next calendar day. A similar problem could happen with the min reading for the day. But this is all going to happen rarely. As long as a thermometer is read and reset the same time every day, differences relating to unusual days should even out as immaterial. TOBS adjustments, if they're made at all should be tiny. If they're big something funny is going on.