• Australian Government Bureau of Meterology
  Meteorological observations commenced in Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. With the spread of European exploration and settlement, the number of observations available across the continent grew, largely through the efforts of individuals with scientific interests or training. By the end of the nineteenth century, the importance of meteorology was firmly recognised and most Australian States had established separate Meteorological Services that collectively had access to observations from an area exceeding the size of Europe, prepared daily weather charts, issued forecasts and had begun the development of a climatological data bank....
  
  Service and Products: The Bureau of Meteorology provides several thousand products in a variety of formats using several delivery media. Most products are freely available, however some of the more specialised ones attract a cost recovery charge....

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