Bureau of Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1908
Jurisdiction	Government of Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne
Employees	1,500
Annual budget	A$420.6 million total, $335.2 million of that coming from the Government, and $85.4 million from sales of goods and rendering of services. (2022–23)
Minister responsible	The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water;
Agency executive	Andrew Johnson, Director of Meteorology;
Parent agency	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
Website	www.bom.gov.au

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then. The states officially transferred their weather recording responsibilities to the Bureau of Meteorology on 1 January 1908.

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