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| Last Updated:: 02/03/2024

Meteorological Day

Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization, its 188 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day around a chosen theme. This Day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System.WMO comprises 188 countries and territories and works closely with their National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, particularly in developing countries, to strengthen their abilities to better observe weather, climate and water-related phenomena, to produce forecasts and to make this information widely available on a timely basis. Since World Meteorological Day was observed in 2004, several events that are related to the day have taken place. The world is grieved by the suffering in many countries devastated by the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean last December 24. Before this, there were other natural disasters with considerable loss of life, from one of the most severe tropical cyclone seasons in the Atlantic and the Pacific, to severe flooding in parts of Asia. With the changes going on around the world, there is today a greater awareness of natural disasters which influence virtually all human.

 

Meteorological Day celebrations are:

  • To promote global cooperation in the establishment of meteorological observation stations.

 

  • To promote establishment of stations for hydrological and geophysical observations.

 

  • To promote maintenance and upkeep of observation stations and equip them adequately with resources for research and equipment.

 

  • To promote the establishment and maintenance of systems for the rapid exchange of meteorological and related information

 

  • To promote standardization of meteorological and related observations and to ensure the uniform publication of observations and statistics

 

  • To increase the scope of meteorology to other areas like aviation, shipping, water problems, agriculture and other human activities;

 

  • To promote development in operational hydrology and encourage close co-operation between Meteorological and hydrological Services;

 

  • To promote research and training in meteorology and in related fields.

 

  • To promote international collaboration in research and training. 

 

World Meteorological Day is celebrated to deliver the following messages to the public

 

  • Provide information for better understanding of climatic variability and change.

 

  • Assist in understanding the impact of meteorology on environment and surroundings.

 

  • Ways to implement climatic application to address environmental concerns.

 

The international theme for World Meteorological Day 

2024: At the Frontline of Climate Action

2023: The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across Generations

2022: Early Warning and Early Action

2021: The Ocean, our climate and weather

2020: Climate and Water

2019: The Sun, the Earth and the weather

2018: Weather-ready, Climate-smart

2017: Understanding Clouds

2016: Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the future

2015: Climate kowledge for climte action

2014:  would be “Weather and Climate: Engaging Youth”. 

2013: “Watching the weather to protect life and property”. 

2012: “Powering our Future with Weather, Climate and Water”. 

2011: “Climate for You”. 

2010: “60 years of service for your safety and well-being”. 

2009: “Weather, climate and the air we breathe”. 

2008: “Observing our planet for a better future”. 

2007: “Polar meteorology: Understanding global impacts”. 

2006: “Preventing and mitigating natural disasters”. 

2005: “Weather, climate, water and sustainable development”. 

2004: “Weather, climate, water in the information age”. 

2003: “Our future climate”. 

2002: “Reducing Vulnerability to Weather and Climate Extremes”. 

2001: “Volunteers for weather, climate and water”. 

2000 “The World Meteorological Organization – 50 years of service”. 

1999: “Weather, climate and health”. 

1998: “Weather, oceans and human activity”. 

1997: “Weather and water in cities”. 

1996: “Meteorology in the service of sports”. 

1995: “Public weather services”. 

1994: “Observing the weather and climate”. 

1993: “Meteorology and the transfer of technology”. 

1992: “Weather and climate services for sustainable development”. 

1991: “The atmosphere of the living planet Earth”. 

1990: “Natural disaster reduction: how meteorological and hydrological services can help”. 

1989: “Meteorology in the service of aviation”. 

1988: “Meteorology and the media”. 

1987: “Meteorology: a model of international cooperation”. 

1986: “Climate variations, drought and desertification”. 

1985: “Meteorology and public safety” 

1984: “Meteorology aids food production”. 

1983: “The weather observer”. 

1982: “Observing the weather from space”. 

1981: “World Weather Watch as a tool for development”. 

1980: “Man and climatic variability”. 

1979: “Meteorology and energy”. 

1978: “Meteorology and research for the future”. 

1977: “Weather and water” 

1976: “Weather and food”. 

1975: “Meteorology and telecommunications”. 

1974: “Meteorology and tourism”. 

1973: “One hundred years of international cooperation in meteorology”. 

1972: “Meteorology and human environment”. 

1971: “Meteorology and human environment”. 

1970: “Meteorological education and training”. 

1969: “The economic value of meteorological services”. 

1968: “Meteorology and agriculture”. 

1967: “Weather and water”. 

1966: “World Weather Watch”. 

1965: “International cooperation in meteorology”. 

1964: “Meteorology as a factor of economic development”.

1963: “Transport and meteorology (in particular, application of meteorology to aviation)”.

1962: “Contribution of meteorology to agriculture and food production”.

1961: “Meteorology – general themes”.