Okinawa Meteorological Observatory

The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (沖縄気象台, Okinawa Kishōdai) is a JMA weather stations (気象台, Kishōdai) 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 (Japanese)
  • Miyakojima Local Meteorological Observatory (Japanese)
  • Ishigakijima Local Meteorological Observatory (Japanese)
  • Minamidaitoujima Local Meteorological Observatory (Japanese)
  • Naha Aviation Weather Station (Japanese)