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all the vessels at Martinique were lost during the terrible hurricane there. the mountain slopes were covered with forests; all the cultivation and all the forests in the path of the hurricane appear to have been swept away. The numerous … Continue reading →

Prior to 60 years ago, September was frequently a hot month in the US. But temperatures have plummeted. On this date in 1947, it was 114 degrees in Kansas and there was a massive heatwave across much of the US. … 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 →

“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 →

Bathurst, NSW has had 236 days over 100F (38C) since 1863. 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 →

Wagga Wagga, NSW has had 83 days over 110F (43C) since 1878. Almost 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 →

January/February daily maximum temperatures at Bourke, NSW have been cooling about 2 degrees F per century since 1877.  But BOM hides the pre-1910 data, and turns a strong cooling trend into a slight warming trend.  There are less than a … Continue reading →

Cape Otway, Victoria has had 138 days over 100F (38C) since 1867. Almost 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 →

There are 25 locations in Australia with daily temperature data going back before 1890. This graph shows all 1,389,419 daily maximum temperature readings at those locations since 1876. The actual waveform is a 120 year long cycle. The hottest year … Continue reading →