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The Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
The Bureau of Meteorology is now the main provider of weather forecasts, warnings and observations to the Australian public. Its Head Office is in the Melbourne Docklands, which includes the Bureau's Research Centre, the National Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre and the National Climate Centre, as well as Hydrology and Satellite sections. BBCs Alex Deakin presenting a weather report. ...
The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ...
Regional offices are located in each state and territory capital. Each Regional Office includes a Regional Forecasting Centre and a Flood Warning Centre, and the Perth, Darwin and Brisbane offices also house Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres. The Adelaide office also incorporates the National Tidal Centre and the Darwin office the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...
Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ...
These five regional warning centers are part of the World Meteorological Organization tropical cyclone programme, and act to observe, name, and forecast tropical cyclones in their respective sections of the world, supplementing the work of the main Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres. ...
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...
The regional offices are supported by the National Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre (NMOC) external site which is also located at the head office in Melbourne Docklands. The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ...
The Bureau maintains a network of field offices across the continent, on neighboring islands and in Antarctica. There is also a network of some 500 paid cooperative observers and approximately 6000 voluntary rainfall observers.
See also
The Weather Company is the main provider of weather services to Australian television stations and weather-related websites. ...
External links - Bureau of Meteorology main page
- Federation and Meteorology: the history of meteorology in Australia
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