Okinawa Meteorological Observatory

The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (沖縄気象台, Okinawa Kishōdai) is a JMA located in Naha, Okinawa. It is responsible for weather services in Okinawa region and operates three Local Meteorological Observatories as well as an Aviation Weather Station.

History

• 1887 - The Okinawa Prefectural Naha Second-Class Weather Station (沖縄県立那覇二等測候所, Okinawa-kenritsu　Naha Nitō Sokkōjo) was established.
• 1900 - Promoted from the Second-Class Weather Station to the First-Class Weather Station (一等測候所, Ittō Sokkōjo).
• 1924 - The whole building of observatory burned down and all of the observational records got lost.
• 1932 - Renamed to the Okinawa Branch Station of the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央気象台沖縄支台, Chūō Kishōdai Okinawa Shidai).
• 1939 - Renamed to the Okinawa Local Meteorological Observatory (沖縄地方気象台, Okinawa Chihō Kishōdai)
• August 11, 1945 - Demoted to the Okinawa Weather Station (沖縄測候所, Okinawa Sokkōjo)
• November 13, 1946 - Okinawa Weather Station was abolished.
• January 1950 - The Ryukyu Meteorological Administration (琉球気象局, Ryūkyū Kishōkyoku) was established.
• March 1950 - Renamed to the Ryukyu Meteorological Agency (琉球気象庁, Ryūkyū Kishōchō).
• April 1950 - Ryukyu Meteorological Observatory (琉球気象台, Ryūkyū Kishōdai)
• April 1, 1952 - Fall under the Bureau of Posts, Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球政府郵政局, Ryūkyū Seifu Yūseikyoku).
• August 1, 1965 - Reorganized into an agency of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry (通商産業局, Tsūshō Sangyōkyoku) after the Reform of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands.
• 1972 - Reorganized and renamed as Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (沖縄気象台, Okinawa Kishōdai).
• 1987 - Having moved to the present building.

External links

• Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (in Japanese)
  • Miyakojima Local Meteorological Observatory (in Japanese)
  • Ishigakijima Local Meteorological Observatory (in Japanese)
  • Minamidaitoujima Local Meteorological Observatory (in Japanese)
  • Naha Aviation Weather Station (in Japanese)