A study led by a Boulder scientist analyzed 90 years worth of data to reveal that summer climates in regions across the world are changing -- mostly warming, though not always. The report was released today by the University of Colorado, the headquarters of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. CIRES is a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Oceanic ... Temperature readings from static thermometers mean nothing when compared to the dynamics of the sun, clouds, air pressure, RH, rain, snow, drought, wind patterns, plant growth, landscape, etc., can have on those readings. Your data is always suspect and of course, you can draw any conclusion you like under these conditions.