Has Australia just had its Hottest Day Evah?


Maybe, but only if you ignore our history:

http://joannenova.com.au/2019/12/hottest-ever-day-in-australia-especially-if-you-ignore-history

Read more on the 1896 heatwave:
http://mclean.ch/climate/docs/Aus_Heatwave_1896v2014.pdf [PDF, 360 KB]

And how to adjust the records:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/bureau-of-meteorology-cooling-the-past-to-declare-record-heat/news-story/9f40e780eaf267471b35fd851f24b3fe [Paywall]

https://jennifermarohasy.com/2019/12/new-record-temperatures-need-justification/



1946 Weather Flashback


Flashback to 1946 when man-made emissions of carbon dioxide were very low and there were no droughts, heatwaves or climate emergencies.

1946 weather

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