In the UK there seems to be a combination of money saving and also
that a lot of good quality stations were/are at military bases and
there's a lot fewer of those nowadays (esp. in East Anglia). Talking
to some forecasters this can cause problems as any development (esp.
cyclogenesis) in data sparse areas can mean that the models get the
systems wrong in various respects - this did contribute to the under-
forecasting of the 1987 October storm. This however is more typical at
sea and so surface land stations tend to have less affect. I have
however heard some forecasters complain about a lack of surface ob
cover in East Anglia that can make their life a little more difficult.
That said, the Met O. seems to think that they are not especially good
value for money, though there is some compromise with the introduction
AWS systems. Philip Eden tends to be the person to ask about this sort
of thing as he has been keeping careful tabs on such things as CET and
sunshine series and comparisons etc.
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