The Australian have been covering and interesting and newsworthy story concerning problems BOM have in recording temperatures (eg
Push for probe into weather stations failures). This is their basic role, you'd think by now they could get it right.
Given the importance of temperature in the land of droughts and flooding rains we are astounded that the ABC has failed to provide any coverage.
Jennifer Marohasy has an important series of articles on her blog that outline the problem. See...
Two Decades of Temperature Data from Australia – Not Fit for Purpose
Are Recordings from Electronic Devices Comparable – or Not?
Vindicated: Bureau acknowledges limits set on how cold temperatures can be recorded
Vindicated: Bureau not following WMO guidelines
Bureau Management Rewrites the Rules – Again
