First Forecasting zones for South Australia
Meteorology
The first recorded in-house forecast was done on the 10th of March, 1884. It used this map of forecasting zones, which was used for about 120 years by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau.
AMETA
Todd Weather Folios
AMETA
10 March 1884
AMETA
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South Australia
First State Rainfall Map
Meteorology
The first recorded rainfall map of the Colony of South Australia
AMETA
Todd Weather Folios
AMETA
1 August 1890
AMETA
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South Australia
Scruffy weather map
Meteorology
Angry synoptic chart showing disagreement
AMETA
Todd Weather Folios
AMEAT
26 February 1883
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Australia
First 'Clean' Continental Synpotic Chart
Meteorology, Telegraphy
In 1883 Todd and his staff completed their first recorded 'modern' synoptic chart of Australia. It was characterised by the use of a coloured map overlayed with carefully drawn isobaric lines. Earlier maps contained re-draws and signs of obvious disagreement among Observatory staff. This is the first public map that set the standard for succeeding synoptic charts.
Todd and staff
Todd weather folios, Australian Meteorological Association imaging project
Australian Meteorological Association
29 April 1881
Mac Benoy, Australian Meteorological Association
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form the full collection at www.charlestodd.net/
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Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)
B18810429T1 1st continental map.jpg
Australia
First continental synoptic chart of Australia
Meteorology, telegraphy
The first recorded synoptic chart covering the whole of Australia was roughly drawn in pencil by Todd or his staff in April 1891 using the data that was telegraphed to Adelaide from approximately 30 weather observation stations.
charles todd or staff
Charles Todd weather folios - imaging project of the Australian Meteorological Association
Australian Meteorological Association
29 April 1881
Mac Benoy, Australian Meteorological Association
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map
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)
B18810429T1 1st continental map.jpg
Australia
The Todd Weather Folios
Weather in Australasia 1879-1909
26,000 images which are a complete record of all the pages in the weather folios created by the office of Sir Charles Todd’s office, Meteorological Observer for the Colony of South Australia. The folios contain daily Australian synoptic charts, sometimes encompassing New Zealand, and clippings of newspaper articles, telegraphic and handwritten information about the weather mainly in east and south-eastern Australia, with occasional reference to other parts of Australasia and the world.The folios represent a detailed contemporary view of weather of the day as determined by South Australia's weather professionals, and as detailed mainly in the press of the day. Available at www.charlestodd.net
Australian Meteorological Association
Todd weather folios, National Archives of Australia serial number D1348
Australian Meteorological Association
October 2012
Mac Benoy, Australian Meteorological Association
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You are free to share, copy, distribute, transmit and to remix and adapt this text but you must attribute the work to the authors/creators
website
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<a href="https://www.met-acre.net/cgi-bin/view.py?id=saro&src=18840716c0900" target="_blank" title="Todd Weather Folios" rel="noreferrer noopener">15,000+ images</a>
Australia, New Zealand
Formation of Rainmaking Committee
Meteorology
A report of a meeting held at the rooms of the South Australian branch of the Geographical Society that made recommended for the formation of a committee entitled "The Society for the Production of Rain by Artificial Means" with membership of 3 Government officers, including Todd
The South Australian Advertiser 28 November 1891, pg 4
NLA Trove Newspapers online
28 November 1891
Mac Benoy, Australian Meteorological Association
none
text of newspaper article
MS Word
Advertiser 18911128 formation of rain making cmtee.doc
Rain Topics
Meteorology, Astronomy
First of 2 (??) part images of newspaper article of a report on a discussion with Charles Todd about rainfall: It's lack of connection with celestial phenomenon, it's lack of connection with arboreal clearances, and it's connection with agricultural production
South Australian Register
NLA Trove Newspapers online
26 January 1891
Mac Benoy, Australian Meteorological Association
none
image of text
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)
Rainfall causes (eg sun spots)(1).jpg
Todd Reading the Temperature
Meteorology
Todd standing at a Stevenson Screen (???) temperature recording station at the West Terrace Observatory (????)
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Approximately 1900
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photographic image
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)
CT at weather station.jpg
Charles Todd and Rain Gauge
Meteorology
Image of Todd emptying a rain gauge for measurement of rainfall at West Terrace, Adelaide Observatory (??)
unknown
State Library of South Australia(???)
approximately 1900
unknown(???)
photographic image
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)
CT _raingauge.jpg