Sea surface temperature observations have been measured in a variety of ways over the years, using different types of buckets, engine room or hull sensors, and drifting buoys and satellites. These different measurement methods give slightly different readings, which have to be reconciled in order to construct an accurate historical temperature record. Existing reconciliation methods give somewhat different results. We explore an alternative approach using coastal weather stations, which does not solve the problem but may provide an additional useful source of information.