minarchist wrote on Sep 18
th, 2018 at 1:47pm:
Anyway, the data up until 2014 indicates an upward trend:
1. Where was Melbourne Regional Office located?
Seems it was i Latrobe St
"The existing Melbourne observation site, located at the Royal Society of Victoria in Latrobe Street, has been operating since 1908"
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/announcements/vic/melb-olympic-park2013.s..."Tuesday 9 December 2014 will mark the 'passing of the baton' as, after 106 years in operation, the station on La Trobe Street in Melbourne will be replaced by Melbourne (Olympic Park) as the official weather observation and forecast location for the city of Melbourne.
The official record of weather observations for Melbourne extends back to 1855, with a few breaks. It draws on observations from several locations, including Flagstaff Gardens (1858-1863), the Melbourne Observatory at the Botanic Gardens (1863-1908) and the Royal Society of Victoria on La Trobe Street (1908-2014).
The effects of urbanisation have become increasingly visible in the 106 years of data at La Trobe Street. Wind readings progressively deteriorated over the years, due to obstruction by buildings constructed around the city, and were finally switched off in 2009."
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/announcements/vic/latrobe-site-closure.sh...2. What effects of UHI? Has Melbourne grown since 1910? Vehicle traffic?
It is interesting that there are statistics from 1860's when apparently it didn't open until 1908. But apparently using mixed station data is good enough for government work.
Wind readings deteriorated? Hmm. I wonder what that did to temperature?