Author Archives: Tony Heller

“At Kingston only four or five houses are left; at West End only four or five out of 80 houses. Every church and chapel in the island has been unroofed ….. the islands have been swept clean” 23 Nov 1867, … Continue reading →

One hundred degree weather was common in Illinois during September until about 60 years ago.  Now Illinois almost never gets above 100F during any month.  Their hottest September was 1925, and September daily maximum temperatures have been declining 1.3F/century since … Continue reading →

The BBC says  Greenland saw record melt this year and we are all going to drown Yet the graph in article shows ice loss decelerating, not accelerating, and they say Greenland gained ice last year. There are many things wrong … Continue reading →

30 Dec 1780, 2 – Jackson’s Oxford Journal at Newspapers.com

“On Monday Night last blew the most violent Hurricane that has ever been known” – September 4, 1772 ” a divine rebuke to human vanity and pomposity” – Alexander Hamilton 29 Oct 1772, Page 1 – The Virginia Gazette at … Continue reading →

Instead of homogenizing in a huge number of incoherent stations, only high quality long term stations should be included in the Australian temperature record. But entertaining how NOAA and BOM pretend they are doing something useful when they generate their … Continue reading →

Alice Springs has had 227 days over 110F (43C) since 1878. Nearly two thirds of those days occurred before 1910, so BOM makes them magically disappear. Climate change and variability: Tracker: Australian timeseries graphs BOM throws out temperature readings of … Continue reading →

The hurricane season of 1893 was one of the most active on record. Two of the ten deadliest US hurricanes hit that year. Three major hurricanes hit the US, as well as a category 2 in October. This week in … Continue reading →

Bourke, NSW has had 768 days over 110F (43C) since 1872. More than half of those days occurred before 1910, so BOM makes them magically disappear. Climate change and variability: Tracker: Australian timeseries graphs BOM throws out temperature readings of … Continue reading →