The competition, which is organized by the Royal Meteorological Society, features a selection of stunning photographs from around the world – in a year when several countries experienced extreme weather from high temperatures to flooding. A total of 22 photographs are shortlisted, including five from the UK. Other photos were taken in China, Spain, Sweden, Slovenia, Poland, India, Ethiopia, Canada, Antarctica, Slovakia and Myanmar. Here is the full list of featured photos: Image: Pic RMET For most of the year, Myanmar has been in the midst of a military coup, but Aung Chan Thar captured this image on a cloudy and rainy day in Kyaikto. Image: Pic RMET This photo was taken by Tamas Kusza in Slovakia. Image: Pic RMET In early February 2022, southern Ontario was hit with the worst snowfall in decades. Zhenhuan Zhou captured this photo of a horse farm. Image: Pic RMET Christopher Ison discovered that Storm Eunice would hit Newhaven, East Sussex, almost exactly at high tide. Image: Pic RMET An overnight stop at Tarbet, Loch Lomond in Scotland and a dawn trek with dogs Oscar and Ollie up Cruach Tairbert revealed this beautiful misty scene to Vince Campbell. Image: Pic RMET Carlos Castillejo Balsera arrived in the dark, early morning to watch a large storm forming over Barcelona. Image: Pic RMETS Jamie Russell captured this photo above Bembridge Lifeboat Station on the Isle of Wight. Image: Pic RMETS During the monsoon season in the wetlands of West Bengal, Shibasish Saha captured this image of people collecting water lilies to sell in the local market. Image: Pic RMETS Zhenhuan Zhou captured this photo showing parts of Niagara Falls covered in ice. Image: Pic RMETS At Tavertet Cliff in Barcelona, ​​Spain, Emili Vilamala Benito waited for a Brocken Specter to appear. Image: Pic RMETS During a calm evening in Tankerton, Kent, Brendan Conway captured this image of people walking along the famous cobbled street. Image: Pic RMETS In Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city, Felipe Martin Menzella captured a frozen pattern that appears just before dawn on a frozen window. Image: Pic RMET Luo Xing took a photo of lightning over Chongqing, China in the early hours of the night. Image: Pic RMETS In late June 2022, Laura Hedien was in Kansas and captured this photo of a supercell with golden wheat fields in the foreground. Image: Pic RMETS On a beautiful mountain in Taiwan, Rossi Fang captured this photo of the sun melting the frozen mountain world of the previous night. Image: Pic RMETS Two or three times each year, Crni Kal, a small town in Slovenia, experiences a temperature inversion that places fog under the highway bridge. Sara Jzazbar captured this image after waiting a few hours. Image: Pic RMETS Many would be forgiven for forgetting the period of heavy rain and winning in the UK at the start of the year, but Andrew McCaraen captured this image in February at Shap in Cumbria. Image: Pic RMETS Periods of extreme heat in India can cause rivers and lakes to dry up completely, leaving people and animals struggling to find water. Barun Rajgaria portrayed this moment in Purulia. Image: Pic RMETS Krzysztof Tollas captured a frozen and picturesque sunrise over the Gwda River in Poland. Image: Pic RMETS Another image of lightning, this time over Barcelona, ​​Spain. Enric Navarrete Bachs took this image on a full moon night in Sant Pol de Mar. Image: Pic RMETS While Nordic skiing from Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, Thomas Chitson captured this beautiful sun halo. Image: Pic RMETS Heavy rain in Addis Ababa flooded the streets, but Betel Tibeubu said “with this misfortune comes a photo opportunity”. Public voting is open until September 21, after a panel of independent judges have selected the 22 finalists.