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Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Iran
Headquarters	Tehran
Agency executive	Sahar Tajbakhsh
Parent agency	Ministry of Roads and Urban Development
Website	www.weather.ir

The Iran Meteorological Organization, also called the Met Department, is an agency of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Government of Iran. Headquartered in Tehran, it is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology, operating hundreds of observation stations across Iran.

History

In 1928, the meteorological office was included in the Barzegaran school curriculum, taught by French teachers. The first platform for the measurement of meteorological data, air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall was built and completed in 1929 in the Barzegaran school. After World War II, the first meteorological observatories were established in Iran by the Allies in 1948.^[1]

Heads of Meteorological Organization

See also

• Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center

References