Central Weather Administration

Central Weather Administration
交通部中央氣象署

CWA headquarters in Taipei
Agency overview
Formed1941 (CWB)
2023 (CWA)
Preceding agency
  • Central Weather Bureau
JurisdictionTaiwan (1949-)
HeadquartersChongqing (1941-1949)[1]
Taipei, Taiwan (1949-)
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Transportation and Communications
Websitewww.cwa.gov.tw

The Central Weather Administration (CWA; Chinese: 交通部中央氣象署; pinyin: Jiāotōng Bù Zhōngyāng Qìxiàng Shǔ) is the government meteorological research and forecasting institution of Taiwan (the Republic of China). In addition to meteorology, the Central Weather Administration also makes astronomical observations, reports on sea conditions, and conducts research into seismology and provides earthquake reports. The Central Weather Administration is headquartered in Taipei City and is administered under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

  1. ^ "About CWB". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-03-28.