National Weather Service

Summary

National Weather Service is an United States federal agency^[1]. It draws 2,956 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 instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[4].
• National Weather Service's instance of is recorded as meteorological service^[5].
• National Weather Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[6].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Centers for Environmental Prediction^[7].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Spaceflight Meteorology Group^[8].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Skywarn^[9].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Fort Worth, Texas^[10].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma^[11].
• National Weather Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Weather Service Topeka, Kansas^[12].
• National Weather Service's Commons category is recorded as National Weather Service^[13].
• October 9, 1970 marks the founding of National Weather Service^[14].
• National Weather Service's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[15].
• National Weather Service's authority is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[16].
• National Weather Service's official website is recorded as https://www.weather.gov/^[17].
• National Weather Service's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Weather Service^[18].
• National Weather Service's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.weather.gov/rss_page.php?site_name=nws^[19].
• National Weather Service's director / manager is recorded as Ken Graham^[20].
• National Weather Service's replaces is recorded as United States Weather Bureau^[21].
• National Weather Service's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NWS'}^[22].

Body

Founding

October 9, 1970 marks the founding of National Weather Service^[14].

Identity

National Weather Service's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NWS'}^[22].

Leadership

National Weather Service's director / manager is recorded as Ken Graham^[20].

Operations

National Weather Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[15]. Subsidiaries include National Centers for Environmental Prediction^[7], an United States federal agency^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1994^[25], headquartered in College Park^[26]; Spaceflight Meteorology Group^[8], a government agency^[27], in United States^[28]; Skywarn^[9], a nonprofit organization^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1965^[31], headquartered in Silver Spring^[32]; National Weather Service Fort Worth, Texas^[10], a branch^[33], in United States^[34]; National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma^[11], a branch^[35], in United States^[36]; and National Weather Service Topeka, Kansas^[12], a branch^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

National Weather Service draws 2,956 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.^[39] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]