The Bureau of Meteorology has released it's Australian Weather Calendar 2015, showcasing a diverse range of weather phenomena across Australia’s landscape.
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Ms Vicki Middleton, the Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) deputy director of corporate services, said the thirteen winning images had been selected from more than 800 entries in the highly-contested photographic competition.
"The weather calendar highlights the diversity of the Australian landscape and captures rare and beautiful weather events through photography,” Ms Middleton said.
“The images selected represent each state and territory and aim to promote a broader understanding of the science of meteorology.
“The calendar features stories about how Australian industry uses the bureau’s environmental intelligence in business decision-making. Major industry sectors such as aviation, shipping, agriculture and resources depend on bureau information to operate safely and efficiently.”
The popular not-for-profit calendar has been published jointly by BOM and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society since 1985 and is now in its 31st year, with annual sales of 60,000 across more than 80 countries worldwide.
The prestigious cover shot is of a dandelion sparkling with frost, taken in Kambah in the Australian Capital Territory.
Other photographs inside the calendar include a radiant aurora australis in Coles Bay, Tasmania; a dramatic funnel cloud near Cooma, New South Wales; a heavy rainstorm over the Kennedy Range, Western Australia, creeping desert fog near Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre, South Australia, an apocalyptic roll cloud at sea taken during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race; an unusual bird-shaped cloud over Mount Macedon, Victoria; a spectacular storm front over Darwin and towering cumulonimbus clouds near Warwick, Queensland.
The winning images have been taken with a variety of cameras, from an iPhone held out of a moving car to high-grade professional equipment.
Ms Middleton each of BOM’s dedicated volunteers will receive a copy of the Australian Weather Calendar 2015 as a small token of our appreciation for their valuable contribution
"We rely on on a network of thousands of volunteers, including rainfall and river height observersand their support is critical for weather and forecasting services, and strengthens Australia’s long-term climate record,” she said.
The Australian Weather Calendar 2015 went on sale yesterday and is available online at BOM's website or at a number of BOM outlets nationally.
For more information visit www.bom.gov.au/calendar.