National Weather Service

Summary

National Weather Service is an United States federal agency^[1]. It draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_agency category, ranking #14 of 137).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Weather Service is in the country of United States^[3].
• National Weather Service's image is recorded as 2016-05-09 17 24 44 National Weather Service headquarters on East-West Highway (Maryland State Route 410) in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.jpg^[4].
• National Weather Service's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[5].
• National Weather Service's instance of is recorded as meteorological service^[6].
• National Weather Service's logo image is recorded as US-NationalWeatherService-Logo.svg^[7].
• National Weather Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[8].
• National Weather Service's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404329209^[9].
• National Weather Service's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110126297^[10].
• National Weather Service's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92152138637010981943^[11].
• National Weather Service's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137807036^[12].
• National Weather Service's GND ID is recorded as 113778-5^[13].
• National Weather Service's locator map image is recorded as NWS Weather Forecast Offices.svg^[14].
• National Weather Service's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79018357^[15].
• National Weather Service's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15166463q^[16].
• National Weather Service's IdRef ID is recorded as 265367751^[17].
• National Weather Service's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16500840^[18].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Centers for Environmental Prediction^[19].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Spaceflight Meteorology Group^[20].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Skywarn^[21].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Fort Worth, Texas^[22].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma^[23].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Topeka, Kansas^[24].
• National Weather Service's Commons category is recorded as National Weather Service^[25].
• National Weather Service's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35570147^[26].
• +1970-10-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Weather Service^[27].

Body

Founding

+1970-10-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Weather Service^[27].

Identity

National Weather Service's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NWS'}^[28].

Leadership

National Weather Service's director / manager is recorded as Ken Graham^[29].

Operations

National Weather Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[30]. Subsidiaries include National Centers for Environmental Prediction^[19], an United States federal agency^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1994^[33], headquartered in College Park^[34]; Spaceflight Meteorology Group^[20], a government agency^[35], in United States^[36]; Skywarn^[21], a nonprofit organization^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1965^[39], headquartered in Silver Spring^[40]; National Weather Service Fort Worth, Texas^[22], a branch^[41], in United States^[42]; National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma^[23], a branch^[43], in United States^[44]; and National Weather Service Topeka, Kansas^[24], a branch^[45], in United States^[46].

Why It Matters

National Weather Service draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_agency category, ranking #14 of 137).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]