If maximum temperatures are the same, whether measured by platinum resistance probes or mercury thermometers, why does the Bureau make an adjustment of 0.5 °C in the homogenisation of temperatures from Cape Otway Lighthouse? On Friday (3rd … [Read more...] about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 3)
Archives for January 2023
Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 2)
Available Australian Bureau of Meteorology parallel maximum temperature data for Mildura – temperatures recorded from both a mercury thermometer and a platinum resistant probe on the same day in the same shelter – show no equivalence. They are … [Read more...] about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 2)
Sea Level Update from Noosa National Park, Queensland Australia
It is repeated, non-stop: glaciers and ice sheets are melting, and so the sea levels are rising. We are all doomed. We will all be drowned, said Hanrahan. So, each year on the highest tide I go see how much the ocean has risen. Each … [Read more...] about Sea Level Update from Noosa National Park, Queensland Australia
Hyping Daily Maximum Temperatures (Part 1)
There is more than one way to ruin a perfectly good historical temperature record. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology achieves this in multiple ways, primarily through industrial scale remodelling (also known as homogenisation – stripping away the … [Read more...] about Hyping Daily Maximum Temperatures (Part 1)
Happy New Highest Tide for 2023 – Sunday 22nd January
Shout out to Bruce Davidson! I am planning to be in Noosa on Sunday, January 22nd for the highest astronomical tide for the year. I will dust off Skido (my drone) and get some more photographs and video of the ever-changing sea levels. … [Read more...] about Happy New Highest Tide for 2023 – Sunday 22nd January
Fear, Flooding, Forecasting & Australia’s 2022 Official Rainfall Statistics
This year the Australian Bureau of Meteorology waited until after close of business on Friday 6th January 2023 to release the official climate statistics for 2022. After claims of unprecedented extreme rainfall all year, the statistics must be … [Read more...] about Fear, Flooding, Forecasting & Australia’s 2022 Official Rainfall Statistics
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
