A painting by J Hitchen depicting heavy snowfall on the Adelaide Hills from North Terrace, Adelaide, 1841. Source: B-7070 State Library of South Australia.

Unearthing Australiaโ€™s climate history

Few people realise that snowย was once a common occurrence for southern Australiaโ€™s climate. Historical records help document impacts of past weather extremes such as heatwaves, floods, droughts and even snow. Now scientists are using these fascinating resources to uncover more about Australiaโ€™s climate history and also shed light on modern severe weather events...

One month in: some preliminary results

Since our launch on 8 September 2020, more than 760 Zooniverse volunteers have digitised over 15,000 weather observations to help create Australiaโ€™s longest daily weather record. The project is now at the halfway point, with 50% transcribed and 50% still to go. ...