This from Watts (at WTF) on 8/31: «For those of you wondering about the upcoming surfacestations project paper, let me say that it is now mostly out of my hands and will not be impacted by item 1. (rabett.blogspot.ru)
The «audit» of surfacestations is motivated by political bent more than scientific inquiry. (realclimate.org)
Cazenave uses only measurements with the highest quality control settings (an approach the folk at Surfacestations would surely approve of). (skepticalscience.com)