The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has now admitted, as I surmised in a blog post on 10th February, that the reference value* for 2021 was not actually included in its calculation of the amount of warming as published in the 2021 Annual Climate … [Read more...] about Australia’s Broken Temperature Record, Part 3
Temperatures
Australia’s Broken Temperature Record (Part 1)
It could be that the last 26-years of temperature recordings by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be found not fit for purpose and will eventually need to be discarded. This would make for a rather large hole in the calculation of global … [Read more...] about Australia’s Broken Temperature Record (Part 1)
Fussing Over One Degree of Simulation
I was at the Australian National University in October 2018, when the largest supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere began running the simulations that have now been published as the IPCC's Assessment Report No. 6 (AR6). It’s being touted as the … [Read more...] about Fussing Over One Degree of Simulation
Hottest Day Ever in Australia Confirmed: Bourke 51.7°C, 3rd January 1909
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology deleted what was long regarded as the hottest day ever recorded in Australia – Bourke’s 125°F (51.7°C) on the 3rd January 1909. This record* was deleted, falsely claiming that this was likely some sort of … [Read more...] about Hottest Day Ever in Australia Confirmed: Bourke 51.7°C, 3rd January 1909
Warming Marble Bar
MY friend Craig Kelly – the Federal member for Hughes – attempted to raise the issue of the world’s longest heat wave record in the Australian parliament last Wednesday. He was shut down by Tony Burke, the manager of opposition business. … [Read more...] about Warming Marble Bar
Hottest Summer in Australia was 1938/1939
THIS last summer has been hot in Australia. But was it the hottest ever? Summer 80 years ago was arguably as hot, if not hotter. Back then more ferocious bushfires burnt larger areas. Yet Australia’s Environment Minister, Melissa Price, recently … [Read more...] about Hottest Summer in Australia was 1938/1939