Measure a spread
A range describes these observations; it is not measurement uncertainty or a confidence interval.
Weather observations, long-term climate patterns and local conditions operate at different scales.
When comparing records, keep location, time interval and measurement method together. One unusually warm day does not answer a question about a long-term pattern.
Use the same units and time window before interpreting a change.
A range describes these observations; it is not measurement uncertainty or a confidence interval.