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Weather is defined as ‘the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure,’ precipitation and sunshine. Climate is the ‘generalisation of weather conditions of a region… throughout the year, averaged over a series of years’ or, in other words, a region’s long-term weather pattern (Macquarie dictionary [electronic resource]: Australia’s national dictionary online, 2003).
The National Library of Australia provides access to and holds in its collection a wide range of material about weather and climate.
You can find:
- Descriptions of weather and climate in early settlers’ and explorers’ personal accounts
- The manuscript collections of meteorologists and climate activists
- Indigenous Australian weather knowledges
- Pictures of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods
- State and Federal government and parliamentary publications and documents about weather and climate
- Climate maps and charts
- eResources about weather and climate
- Ships logs and historic weather reports
- Weather and climate data
Other institutions and government bodies also provide an array of information about weather and climate in Australia and overseas, including Data and Online Resources.
Rivers: the Lifeblood of Australia
Join Ian Hoskins, author of NLA Publishing title Rivers: The Lifeblood of Australia, and editor Katherine Crane for a discussion exploring the process behind transforming an idea into a publication and learn about Australians' relationships with their waterways.
