Temperatures In Melbourne Have Dropped 50% Over The Last 75 Years

4 Responses to Temperatures In Melbourne Have Dropped 50% Over The Last 75 Years

1. Aard Knox says:

   January 11, 2014 at 7:07 pm

   It’s a great pity that the BoM staff don’t read their own climate education pages. They just might learn something about previous “unprecedented” angry summers.

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2. Billy Liar says:

   January 11, 2014 at 7:52 pm

   Apparently in Melbourne, ‘if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes’.

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3. Larry Fields says:

   January 13, 2014 at 6:58 am

   I’m inclined to believe the report of declining temps in Melbourne. But is 50% fair dinkum?

   Thought experiment: Go outside on a cool Wyoming afternoon, and read the thermometer. It says 2°C. Then read it again one hour later. Now it says 1°C.

   Question: Does it feel half as warm at the second reading? Of course not.

   If we wish to make claims about a percentage decrease in temperature, it would make more sense to use Kelvins, or some other absolute temperature scale.

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   • stevengoddard says:

     January 13, 2014 at 6:59 am

     Obviously, this is a joke.

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