Worth a Thousand Words – Australian Meteorological Photo's

The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia runs a photographic competition each year. The winning pictures go into a calendar. The calendar showcases a carefully selected portfolio of images representing the diversity of Australia's highly variable weather and climate. The calendar, now in its 28th year, is published by the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.   

Above: Aurora Australis (the Southern Lights) over Casey station, Antarctica.     Above: Rain falls at sunset on Paroo Station, Meekatharra, Western Australia.     Above: Lightning over Moana Beach, south of Adelaide.     Above: A storm front approaches yachts anchored at Rushcutters Bay, Sydney.     Above: Mammatus cloud over Derby airport, northwest Western Australia.      Above: A thunderstorm front approaches New Brighton Beach.     Above: Irisation amid cumulus cloud at Katherine Gorge.     Above: A rainbow over Victoria Dock and Sullivan’s Cove, Hobart     Above: Sun shines through dense smoke over Mt Lindsay, Western Australia.      Above: Sea fog blows over Newport Beach, north of Sydney.     Above: Floodwaters move through Ourdel Station, Queensland.   Above: Clouds over Port Phillip Bay, Victoria