Sunday, 12th November 2017 – 4PM Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP Minister for Environment and Energy Dear Minister Re: Suspend announcement of new record hot days – Inform WMO that Bureau’s measurements are currently not comparable with … [Read more...] about A Law Unto Themselves: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Averaging by Convention – or Not
FOR some time, weather enthusiasts across Australia have been noticing rapid temperature fluctuations at the ‘latest observations’ page at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website. For example, Peter Cornish, a retired hydrologist, wrote to … [Read more...] about Averaging by Convention – or Not
Faux Record Hot Days, Including at Mildura
Alan Jones AO Radio 2GB, Sydney Dear Alan, This spring has begun with the Bureau of Meteorology announcing a new ‘hottest September day on record’ almost every other day. Last Saturday, for example, we heard that it was the hottest … [Read more...] about Faux Record Hot Days, Including at Mildura
Bureau Management Rewrites the Rules – Again
Following is the latest advice from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology regarding measurement of temperatures from automatic weather stations (AWS). This advice contains numerous errors of fact and is inconsistent with the information in an internal … [Read more...] about Bureau Management Rewrites the Rules – Again
John has Plus 10 Degrees, Bureau Loses Minus 10 Degrees
He studied chemistry at Imperial College, London, has 10 degrees, including a law degree, and has published more than 100 scientific papers. I’m referring to my husband, John Abbot. He is also a man of few words. Last Friday morning, after … [Read more...] about John has Plus 10 Degrees, Bureau Loses Minus 10 Degrees
Vindicated: Bureau not following WMO guidelines
TWO decades ago the Australian Bureau of Meteorology replaced most of the manually-read mercury thermometers in its weather stations with electronic probes that could be read automatically – so since at least 1997 most of the temperature data has … [Read more...] about Vindicated: Bureau not following WMO guidelines
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
