Outrageous temperature "adjustments" in Peru and New Zealand

Don't miss the Climate Audit post and comments here.

Excerpts:

...Here are a few interesting graphics showing the Adjusters in Peru. Here are 4 stations where temperatures in the mid-20th century have been lowered by around 3 deg C. These are all reverse UHI effects.
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As I’ve noted before, I increasingly wonder whether it makes any sense for academic scientists like Hansen (or Jones) to be reporting temperature statistics. They don’t appear to have the faintest interest in the gritty details. So turn the calculations over to professional data analysts.

To me, this looks like a full-blown scandal.