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Todd overworked and understaffed and it's affecting meteorological and astronomical observations

Definition of 1st class station, establishment of mountain weather stations and need for both dry and wet bulb readings

SA, NSW, Vic and NZ agreement to establish standards for instruments, times of observations, weather telegrams and statistics to build storm warning capacity for marine safety

Coloured rainfall map to inform the Legislative Council when altering the land laws; the construction of railways; the declaration of new hundreds; the sinking of wellsand providing new jetties etc.

Weather telegrams should take precedence over other telegrams and include Tasmania and New Zealand; desirability of observing at same local hour with standardized equipment and trained observers. Observations from mountain sites

This is a seminal paper in Australian meteorological history

Todd praised for comprehensiveness

There is no proof that it has occurred based on Adelaide’s historical weather data despite faulty human memory and early claims that land clearing would result in lower rainfall.