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Bureau of Meteorology rejects data tampering allegations

The Bureau of Meteorology says it holds the integrity of its weather observations and climate data to the highest possible standards. The Bureau rejects allegations aired in some media outlets that it has sought to tamper with temperature data. Contrary to claims, the Bureau has not deliberately set limits on the temperatures

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July to September 2017 Weather Outlook

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for July to September 2017. In the months ahead: Below average rainfall is likely in parts of the southeast and southwest of the country. Warmer-than-average days and nights are likely for much of Australia. Climate influences include higher-than-average pressure over southern

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Weather forecasts to continue amid industrial action

The Bureau of Meteorology will continue to deliver timely forecasts and warnings during the period of protected industrial action that the Community and Public Sector Union has advised its members will apply from Thursday 20 July 2017 to Wednesday 9 August 2017. Forecasts and warnings are available at www.bom.gov.au and through

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El Nino WATCH cancelled; ENSO neutral likely for 2017

The Bureau's ENSO Outlook has been downgraded from El Niño WATCH to INACTIVE. This follows a reversal of the early autumn warming in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and an easing of climate model outlooks. The tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to remain neutral with respect to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation in 2017. In

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Rain on the way for eastern states, south-west WA

A rain band will move from west to east across Australia's eastern states from Wednesday to Saturday, with the highest rainfall totals expected in Queensland. Bureau National Operations Centre Senior Meteorologist Scott Williams said smaller rain totals are also expected in areas of New South Wales and Victoria from Thursday, and

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New weather station for Swan Valley

A new weather station in Perth’s Swan Valley has today started recording rainfall, temperature, humidity, winds and pressure information every 30 minutes, to further improve forecasting services for Perth Airport and the Swan Valley. The Bureau of Meteorology's acting Regional Director for Western Australia, Mr Grahame Reader, welcomed the increase in

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Bureau releases its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for May to July 2017

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for May to July 2017. For the months ahead, rainfall likely to be below average over the southern two-thirds of mainland Australia. May is likely to be drier than average over most of Australia, except far northern Australia and

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Seasonal climate outlook for April-June released

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for April to June 2017. For the months ahead, the outlook indicates below-average rainfall is likely for the southern two-thirds of the mainland, and it will be wetter in the far north. Daytime temperatures are likely to be warmer than average except

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