Weather and climate analyst Schneefan (Snow Fan) here at wobleibtdieerderwaermung.de reports that the German DWD national weather service recently issued its 5th overheated press release in a row to report the preliminary monthly / seasonal mean temperatures. (NoTricksZone.com)
He works for the United Kingdom's national weather service at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter, England. (sciencenewsforstudents.org)
Temperature measurements retrieved from the hundreds of balloon - borne radiosonde instruments that are released each day by the various national weather services provide much more detailed information on the vertical structure of atmospheric temperature changes than is available from satellites. (nap.edu)