Well this thread has got me out from the back of the wood pile..
Originally Posted by
peterc005
What possible motivation would BOM for manipulating weather observations?
I've met a few BOM staff over the years and they....
Perhaps
peterc005 can tell us all about this then...
"...RATHER than admit that temperature dropped to a record low -10.4 degree Celsius on the morning of Sunday 2nd July at Goulburn, the Bureau of Meteorology has come-up with yet another even more absurd story.
Responding to a letter from Josh Frydenberg, the Minister for Environment and Energy, Andrew Johnson, CEO and Director of Meteorology, has claimed the weather station malfunctioned. Previously the Bureau claimed that they had placed new limits on how cold it could get at Goulburn..."
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Bureau Misleads Minister Frydenberg on Goulburn - Jennifer Marohasy
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