Back خدمة الطقس الوطنية Arabic नेशनल वेदर सर्विस Bihari خزمەتگوزاریی کەشوھەوای نیشتمانیی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا CKB National Weather Service German Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Estados Unidos) Spanish Ameerika Ühendriikide riiklik ilmateenistus Estonian خدمات هواشناسی ملی ایالات متحده آمریکا Persian Yhdysvaltain kansallinen sääpalvelu Finnish National Weather Service French National Weather Service Hungarian
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | February 9, 1870 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland 38°59′30″N 77°01′48″W / 38.99167°N 77.03000°W |
| Employees | 4900[1] |
| Annual budget | US$1.364 billion (FY 2023) |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Key documents | |
| Website | weather.gov |
| Footnotes | |
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The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. It is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) branch of the Department of Commerce, and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, within the Washington metropolitan area.[9][10] The agency was known as the United States Weather Bureau from 1891 until it adopted its current name in 1970.[11]
The NWS performs its primary task through a collection of national and regional centers, and 122 local Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs). As the NWS is an agency of the U.S. federal government, most of its products are in the public domain and available free of charge.
- ^ "Weather | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". noaa.gov.
- ^ "Kenneth Graham selected as next director of NOAA's National Weather Service | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". noaa.gov. June 7, 2022.
- ^ "History of the National Weather Service". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Guide to Federal Records: Records of the Weather Bureau". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "About NOAA's National Weather Service".
- ^ "Final FY21 Appropriations: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". aip.org. January 27, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Mainelli". weather.gov.
- ^ "2023-2033 NWS Strategic Plan" (PDF).
- ^ "Silver Spring CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "NOAA's National Weather Service". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ Glahn, Bob (2012). "The United States Weather Service: The First 100 Years" (PDF). NOAA Central Library. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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