We study the dc and ac magnetic susceptibility of
high-temperature superconductors in weak magnetic fields. The
high-resolution magnetic measurements were done using the
non-commercial SQUID magnetometer with the sample in a properly
quiet electromagnetic surrounding. The sample is in a residual
external ac field smaller than 1 nT and the typical applied ac
field is about 1 μT. We show that the interpretation of the
temperature dependence of the susceptibility measured under these
conditions cannot be based on temperature-dependent suprefluid
density, but can be interpreted as due to temperature-dependent
electron scattering.