• The highlight event for 2003-04 was Wager on the Weather, the Bureau's major national project for National Science Week. The competition to find Australia's canniest weather forecaster was devised by the organiser of National Science Week. A special website was developed by the ABC and all weather observations and background information were provided by the Bureau. Organisers rated the competition in August a huge success, with more than 10,000 people vying for the title. The competition provided a chance to explore the science behind the weather and a first-hand experience of how challenging weather forecasting can be.
• Nearly 200 media releases were placed on the Bureau website on issues such as the installation of new weather radars, supercomputers, weather satellite tracking antennas, Field Offices, automatic weather stations and observing systems for weather-balloon flights, forums involving the Bureau such as ABARE's Outlook conference, and new services and forecasting systems. Regular releases on monthly weather summaries in each State, seasonal climate outlooks, drought statements and annual climate summaries were also placed on the website.
• About 500 images were distributed from the Bureau's photographic collection to the media, staff, publishers, other government agencies, commercial organisations and the general public. The digital library of images was further developed and catalogued on the publicly accessible National Meteorological Library website.

The Bureau's Wager on the Weather display at the Amazing World of Science Expo in Canberra as part of National Science Week