When is International Meteorological Day?

March 23 is World Meteorological Day. In June 1960, the World Meteorological Organization passed a resolution to designate March 23 every year as "World Meteorological Day" from 1961 onwards.

World Meteorological Day

March 23 is World Meteorological Day. From September to October 1947, the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) held a meeting of meteorological directors from 45 countries in Washington, USA, and decided to establish the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and adopted the WMO Convention. The Convention stipulates that the 30th day after the 30th instrument of ratification is submitted is the day when the World Meteorological Organization Convention officially enters into force. On February 21, 1950, the Iraqi government submitted its thirtieth instrument of ratification, and the World Meteorological Organization Convention officially came into effect on March 23, marking the official birth of the World Meteorological Organization. To commemorate this special day, in 1960, the World Meteorological Organization designated March 23, the date when the Convention came into effect, as "World Meteorological Day", and since 1961, the global meteorological and hydrological community has organized annual meetings Celebrate.

In order to better organize commemorative activities, the World Meteorological Organization selects a commemorative theme every year based on current international hot issues. The theme of this year's World Meteorological Day is "Reducing vulnerability to weather and climate extreme events". The World Meteorological Organization chose this theme to express, on the one hand, its strong concern about the increasingly frequent weather and climate disasters and the harm they cause to human society; on the other hand, it also recognizes that by strengthening the monitoring and forecasting of weather and climate , can minimize the adverse effects of weather and climate extreme events, and hope that by publicizing this theme, we can call on countries to take measures to slow down the global climate warming trend and further strengthen meteorological work to reduce the impact of weather and climate extreme events on human beings. harm to society. At the same time, the World Meteorological Organization chose this theme to coincide with the upcoming 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition to discussing the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summit will In addition to the implementation of Agenda 21, the United Nations Millennium Summit Declaration and current disaster reduction activities, including those of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), will also be studied.

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To commemorate the special day of the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (March 23, 1950), in 1960 the World Meteorological Organization set the date when the Convention came into force, that is, March 23 Designated as "World Meteorological Day", and since 1961, Meteorological Day has been celebrated around the world every year around a theme to provide meteorological publicity and education to member governments and the public. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization, and its theme is: weather, climate, water and sustainable development.