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the Bureau of Meteorology Decision Support Services and Hobart Hub

Bureau of Meteorology's remote observation network braves wind, ice, and snow to measure the weather

Macquarie Island Station, affectionately known as "Macca". (Supplied: George Brettingham-Moore)

To get a full picture of what the weather is doing requires a presence in faraway places.

Alongside a nationwide fleet of 69 radars, the Bureau of Meteorology's observation network includes 720 automatic weather stations, with some located on the earth's southernmost continent. 

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