The personal weather recordings of Algernon Henry Belfield, a farmer from Eversleigh, 20kms from Armidale, are now being used in America for international climate modelling. Belfield recorded meticulous weather notes daily from 1877 to 1922 and these recordings are particularly valuable considering that official rainfall recordings didn’t begin until 1900 and temperature recordings didn’t begin until 1910. Of especial interest is Belfield’s recording of the Federation Drought of 1987-1903.

Source: ABC News