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The annual calendar features stunning shots of lighting, cloud formations and the aurora australis. Hundreds of photographers from every Australian state and territory submitted images to the Bureau of Meteorology for selection in the year’s calendar, with only the best chosen to represent the full spectrum of Australian weather. Here: Cover image. A full moon alongside the planet Mars shining through cirrostratus clouds over Kosciuszko national park. (Photo by Luke Tscharke/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

The annual calendar features stunning shots of lighting, cloud formations and the aurora australis. Hundreds of photographers from every Australian state and territory submitted images to the Bureau of Meteorology for selection in the year’s calendar, with only the best chosen to represent the full spectrum of Australian weather. Here: Cover image. A full moon alongside the planet Mars shining through cirrostratus clouds over Kosciuszko national park. (Photo by Luke Tscharke/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



January. Sunset through fog at Mount Hotham, Victoria. (Photo by Jon Bagge/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

January. Sunset through fog at Mount Hotham, Victoria. (Photo by Jon Bagge/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



February. A cold front brings powerful waves to Mornington Pier, Victoria. (Photo by Jennifer Erlandsen/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

February. A cold front brings powerful waves to Mornington Pier, Victoria. (Photo by Jennifer Erlandsen/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



March. A lightning strike over Mount Isa mines, Queensland. (Photo by Grant Szabadics/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

March. A lightning strike over Mount Isa mines, Queensland. (Photo by Grant Szabadics/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



April. A path through the clouds between Townsville and Richmond, Queensland. (Photo by Captain Victoria Harrison/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

April. A path through the clouds between Townsville and Richmond, Queensland. (Photo by Captain Victoria Harrison/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



May. Central Sydney distorted by rain on a windscreen, New South Wales. (Photo by Nitin Saksena/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

May. Central Sydney distorted by rain on a windscreen, New South Wales. (Photo by Nitin Saksena/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



June. Sunrise streaks through fog as seen from Mount Buninyong, Victoria. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

June. Sunrise streaks through fog as seen from Mount Buninyong, Victoria. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



July. Lightning over Lake Argyle in the Kimberley, Western Australia. (Photo by Ben Broady/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

July. Lightning over Lake Argyle in the Kimberley, Western Australia. (Photo by Ben Broady/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



August. Asperitas clouds over Adelaide, South Australia. (Photo by Asbjorn “Aussie” Kanck/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

August. Asperitas clouds over Adelaide, South Australia. (Photo by Asbjorn “Aussie” Kanck/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



September. A storm cell seen across the West MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. (Photo by Peter Nunn/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

September. A storm cell seen across the West MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. (Photo by Peter Nunn/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



October. Changing skies above Capital windfarm near Bungendore, NSW. (Photo by Seenivasan Kumaravel/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

October. Changing skies above Capital windfarm near Bungendore, NSW. (Photo by Seenivasan Kumaravel/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



November. Storms over the Exercise Kakadu fleet off the Northern Territory coast. (Photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

November. Storms over the Exercise Kakadu fleet off the Northern Territory coast. (Photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)



December. Aurora australis over Davis station, Antarctica. (Photo by Barend Becker/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

December. Aurora australis over Davis station, Antarctica. (Photo by Barend Becker/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
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