About the Australian Weather Calendar
Weather clearly plays a significant role in people’s lives, affecting many industries and activities. But many people also appreciate the weather for the spectacle it can provide – from thunderstorms to rainbows, colourful sunsets to crystalline frosts.
The first edition of the Australian Weather Calendar (for the year 1985) went on sale in 1984. Since then, the Bureau has proudly celebrated the drama and beauty of Australian weather.
The Calendar features photo's that capture Australia’s varied weather conditions, through all four seasons, in capital cities and country towns right across the country. They demonstrate the breadth of the weather events we monitor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Australians have been planning their day according to Bureau of Meteorology forecasts since the agency was established in 1908 – should I head out on the water? Go for a bike ride? Move stock to another paddock? Hang out the washing? Checking the weather forecast is one of the first things many Australians do each day.
The Calendar captures the spirit and drama of this relationship to the weather.
As Australia’s national weather, water, climate, oceans and space weather information agency, we empower and safeguard the lives of every Australian, every day and everywhere. Forecasts are available via our weather app, website, radio, TV, news websites and social media.
Size
It comes in two sizes:
- A2: 594 x 420 mm
- A4: 220 x 310 mm closed
Features
- Full-colour and spiral-bound
- One month to a page
- Weeks that start on a Monday
- Australian public holidays, daylight saving dates, moon phases, solstices and equinoxes
- Monthly average weather conditions for 12 major cities