The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is the national weather service of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The institution is located in Beijing.

History

The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. It replaced the

Central Weather Bureau The Central Weather Bureau (CWB; ) is the government meteorological research and forecasting institution of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In addition to meteorology, the Central Weather Bureau also makes astronomical observations, reports on se ...

formed in 1941. In 1994, the CMA was transformed from a subordinate governmental body into one of the public service agencies under the

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.CMA.gov history
Meteorological bureaus are established in 31

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and

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, excluding meteorological services at

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and

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. 14 meteorological bureaus at sub-provincial cities including 4 cities which have been specifically designated in the state development plan), 318 meteorological bureaus at prefecture level and 2,300 bureaus (stations) at county level.

Subordinate bodies under the CMA

* National Meteorological Center (the Central Meteorological Observatory) *National Satellite Meteorological Centre (National Centre for Space Weather Monitoring and Warning) * National Climate Center *National Meteorological Information Centre *Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences *Meteorological Observation Center *China Meteorological Administration Training Centre *Department of Capital Construction & Real Estate Management *Logistic Service Centre *Audio-Visual Publicity Center *China Meteorological News Press, and Meteorological Press. *

China Weather TV China Weather TV () is a TV channel that was established by China Meteorological Administration in May 2006. The channel provides meteorological information and other related life service information. It is also the first meteorological TV channel ...

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* * * {{Authority control Governmental meteorological agencies in Asia 1949 establishments in China

History

Subordinate bodies under the CMA

See also

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