Originally Posted by
gregf83
They look pretty close. I wouldn't worry about it. You can get errors due to changes in weather or rain. The opening in the case can get plugged when it's wet out affecting the readings.
Here is an example. This was an out-and-back ride, with the turn around point at ~42 miles. A couple miles prior to that, I got caught in a downpour and took refuge in a campgrounds office building until the worst was over. Note how the descent is shallower than the climb...until it appears I rode over a cliff at ~66 miles, (when the opening must have cleared). That was around the time I finally reached dry roads.