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Thread #163263   Message #3892881
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
08-Dec-17 - 06:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
the Australian meteorologist who started naming storms way back in the 1890s In the 1890s the English-born meteorologist Clement Wragge, who migrated to Australia in 1883, began naming storm events using letters of the Greek alphabet, characters from Greek mythology or girl?s names from the Pacific Islands. At times Wragge was employed as an government meteorologist but often argued with officials over what his functions should be. To get back at them he began using the names of politicians for storms.

The article does not mention his nickname - Inclement Wragge.

How Australia's first weather chart predicted a hunger for forecasts neither does this one tho it mentions he was known for his "mop of flaming red hair and explosive temper to match".

but his entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography does!