Bureau of Meteorology releases its Australian Weather Calendar for 2015 Huge bolts of lightning over Adelaide Airport captured by Rowland Beardsell in March 2013, that features in the calendar. SPECTACULAR lightning strikes, radiant aurora australis and creeping desert fogs are all part of Australia's diverse weather phenomena. And now, these often rare moments have been captured in a calendar. The Bureau of Meteorology has released its Australian Weather Calendar 2015, showcasing weather events across the nation. The bureau held a photographic competition to put the calendar together - receiving more than 800 entries. Bureau corporate services deputy director Vicki Middleton said the 13 winning images had captured "rare and beautiful" weather events. "The bureau provides Australians with environmental intelligence for safety, sustainability, wellbeing and prosperity," Ms Middleton said. See the images The weather calendar highlights the diversity of the Australian landscape and captures rare and beautiful weather events through photography. Photographs include a dandelion sparkling with frost in Kambah, Canberra, a storm front over Darwin and a funnel cloud near Cooma, NSW. The images were taken with a variety of cameras - from an iPhone held out of a moving car to high-grade professional equipment. The calendar has been jointly published by the bureau and Oceanographic Society since 1985. It goes on sale today at shop.bom.gov.au. Originally published as Striking weather images in calendar