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World Meteorological Day
Afghan stamps issued for the 1963 event
Significancesupport for environmental protection
Begins23 March 1961
Date23 March
Next time23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
Frequencyannual

World Meteorological Day was established in 1951 to commemorate the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950. This organization announces a slogan for World Meteorological Day every year, and this day is celebrated in all member countries.[1][2][3][4]

History and activities[edit]

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), an organization of the United Nations, was created on 23 March 1950 to replace the International Meteorological Organization. It began operations in 1951 to coordinate member nation in the fields of meteorology, operational hydrology, and Earth sciences for the security of their population. The first World Meteorological Day was held on 23 March 1961.[5][6]

Themes[edit]

Under are a few of the themes of recent years:[6]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Who we are". World Meteorological Organization. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  • ^ "World Meteorological Day". www.newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  • ^ Hartston, William (23 March 2017). "Top 10 facts about meteorology". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  • ^ "World Meteorological Organization (WMO)". World Meteorological Organization. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  • ^ "23 mars : journée météorologique mondiale". Comprendre la météo (in French). Météo-France. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  • ^ a b "Previous World Meteorological Days". OMM. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  • ^ World Meteorological Day 2024
  • ^ "Weather-ready, climate-smart". World Meteorological Day. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  • ^ "Previous World Meteorological Days". World Meteorological Day. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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