Then make sure that context is provided when covering the issue to the general public. Because people that don’t live in UHI riddled concrete jungles (and almost every else) are tuning out climate scientists en masse.

AI says this. Lol if true... talk about giga stupid. Building Exhaust: The weather station is installed on or near the Science Center's rooftop. Heat expelled by the building's HVAC units, alongside general rooftop ambient heat, influences the surrounding microclimate

Actually I just checked and there's a decent amount of greenery in the area. Maybe it's proximity to the Patapsco River, which can be a toaster bath.

That's crazy. I mean above and beyond normal UHI issues. In general the Balt/DC area is very heavily forested, even within those cities themselves, so it doesn't make sense to have a recording station far away from trees/greenery IMO. I mean it's basically a jungle.

For July? Absolutely. At least we wouldn’t be staring down a torrent of tourist deaths. NWS afternoon AFD officially calling for the worst heatwave since at least 2012. Can’t think of a worse time on the calendar for that.