New BoM Adelaide West Terrace site warmer at night than Kent Town

I blogged over two years ago on the BoM moving their main Adelaide weather instruments site from Kent Town to West Terrace not far from where the site was from the 1800’s up to 1979. In April 2015 I said – Bureau of Meteorology delusions about the urban heat island revealed in news of relocation … Continue reading New BoM Adelaide West Terrace site warmer at night than Kent Town

Coldest December morning for 38 years at Kent Town in central Adelaide

Just noticed this HT Graeme No.3 – But today I see Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded 7.9°C which just beats the previous record of 8° in 1987 – data starts 1977. Parafield Airport had 5.7 this morning – Only 0.1 above the December record minimum of 5.6 in 1995. All in the face of the increasing … Continue reading Coldest December morning for 38 years at Kent Town in central Adelaide

Confession to make – for years I had assumed the BoM weather station in Adelaide at Kent Town was in parkland on the east of the CBD

How wrong I was – the weather instruments are just on a lawn in a commercial area – see pink X – the parklands near Norwood start in bottom left. This is additional to the post on 11 April 2015 commenting on Fairfax media reports that the Kent Town site has to close in July … Continue reading Confession to make – for years I had assumed the BoM weather station in Adelaide at Kent Town was in parkland on the east of the CBD

Bureau of Meteorology delusions about the urban heat island revealed in news of relocation (again) of Adelaide weather instruments

Adelaide Now is carrying this news item (HT Chris Gillham) – Weather station near Adelaide High School to more accurately measure climate change will involve cutting 18 Parkland trees The article says – [The bureau wants to relocate to the Parklands site to be able to make comparisons with historical readings gathered at a previous … Continue reading Bureau of Meteorology delusions about the urban heat island revealed in news of relocation (again) of Adelaide weather instruments

Bureau of Meteorology adjustments to construct ACORN SAT Adelaide temperature data Jan 1910 to Feb 1979

The Adelaide temperature history has been discussed at Jo Nova’s – Forgotten: Historic hot temperatures recorded with detail and care in Adelaide – First – Adelaide weather data was collected at West Terrace for around a century then in Feb 1977 a new site commenced 3.2km away at Kent Town. The new BoM adjusted ACORN … Continue reading Bureau of Meteorology adjustments to construct ACORN SAT Adelaide temperature data Jan 1910 to Feb 1979