Seventy years ago, CSIRO knew that Australia was much hotter and drier prior to 1910. BOM responded by hiding all of the data prior to 1910.
“CLIMATIC CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1880
By E. L. DEACON*
[Manuscript received December 4, 1952]Australian climatic data show that, for the period 1911-1950, the summer rainfall over much of the southern part of the continent was considerably greater than in the previous 30 years and, for the same season, mean daily maximum temperatures in the interior were appreciably lower.”
Climate change and variability: Tracker: Australian timeseries graphs
