World Meteorological Organization

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an international organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It was originally known as the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. In 1950, the United Nations created the WMO for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The current president is Alexander Bedritsky and the current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraud, who were both elected by the 14th World Meteorological Congress in 2003.

World Meteorological Day

• World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on March 23 which was founded by the organization itself.

Other websites

• World Meteorological Organization
• Founding charter
• NOAA: Retired Hurricane Names
• WMO country codes