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by isalmon 3571 days ago
Does anybody know what this is? https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/ort...

It shows over 300F in the middle of it.

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  9.98° N, 149.27° W
  360° @ 88 km/h
Means:

The location of this data point on the earth's surface is 9.8 degrees North Latitude, 149.27 degrees West longitude[0]. Wind direction is 360 azimuth degrees(meaning it's coming from straight north at that point sampled[1]) at a speed of 88 km/h.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_direction

Its degrees as a geometrical measurement, not temperature. Its showing the course/angle of the wind at that location.
I think the 310' is the direction, not temperature. Unless you're seeing something different than I am.
It is Hurricane Lester near Hawaiʻi. Wondering what happened to create that temperature error.
A storm. Look at the wave height. Also appears to be moving. It likely won't be there later.

Oh and that's wind speed not temp. In K/h.

Edit: actually the degrees you are seeing is the wind direction.

Here's a link with a time, so it continues to work: https://earth.nullschool.net/#2016/09/02/1500Z/wind/surface/...