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Bureau of Meteorology

Australian government agency responsible for providing meteorology services
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Bureau of Meteorology

Summary

Bureau of Meteorology is a government agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bureau of Meteorology's field of work was meteorology[3].
  • Bureau of Meteorology is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's instance of is recorded as meteorological service[6].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's instance of is recorded as Government body of Australia[7].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's main regulatory text is recorded as Meteorology Act 1955[8].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's headquarters location is recorded as Melbourne[9].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's child organization or unit is recorded as Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate Research[10].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's Commons category is recorded as Bureau of Meteorology[11].
  • January 1, 1908 marks the founding of Bureau of Meteorology[12].
  • June 20, 1955 marks the founding of Bureau of Meteorology[13].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of the Environment[14].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's official website is recorded as http://www.bom.gov.au/[15].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bureau of Meteorology[16].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][17].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][18].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's web feed URL is recorded as https://media.bom.gov.au/rss/[19].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1500'}[20].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/[21].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's external data available at URL is recorded as https://data.gov.au/search?organisation=Australian%20Bureau%20of%20Meteorology[22].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.bom.gov.au/metadata/catalogue/index.shtml[23].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's phone number is recorded as +61-396694057[24].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's phone number is recorded as +61-1300659210[25].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's phone number is recorded as +61-1300754389[26].
  • Bureau of Meteorology's phone number is recorded as +611300878626[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1908[12] and June 20, 1955[13].

Identity

Bureau of Meteorology's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BoM'}[29].

Operations

Bureau of Meteorology's headquarters location is recorded as Melbourne[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of the Environment[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate Research[10].

Industry

Bureau of Meteorology's field of work was meteorology[3].

Why It Matters

Bureau of Meteorology has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Australia Biswajeet Pradhan Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne meteorology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . directory.gov.au. Retrieved . directory.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . directory.gov.au. Retrieved . directory.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . media.bom.gov.au. Retrieved . media.bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . media.bom.gov.au. Retrieved . media.bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bom.gov.au. Retrieved . bom.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . directory.gov.au. Retrieved . directory.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main regulatory text → Meteorology Act 1955
    Country → Australia
    Inception → +1908-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1955-06-20T00:00:00Z
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