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- Feb. 2008The superior authorities of KMA was changed into the Ministry of Environment
- May. 2007KMA was elected as a member of WMO Executive Council
- Jul. 2005KMA was elevated to Sub-ministerial level
- Jun. 2002The Gangneung RMO was renamed as the Gangwon RMO
- Oct. 2000Supercomputer(224 Gflops) enhanced computing power
- Jun. 1999Supercomputer (128 Gflops) was installed.
- Dec. 1998The KMA headquarters were relocated to a new building
- Dec. 1990DMS was renamed to the Regional Meteorological Office(RMO)
- Dec. 1987KMS was elected to the Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA)
- Jan. 1982The Daejeon DMS was established
- Sep. 1979Computer communication network was implemented
- Apr. 1978CMO was renamed as the Korea Meteorological Service(KMS)
- Jun. 1971Meteorological telecommunication circuit between Seoul and Tokyo was established
- Dec. 1970Commencement of meteorological satellite reception
- Jul. 1970Two District Meteorological Services (DMS) in Busan and Gwangju were established
- Sep. 1963commencement of weather radar observation
- Aug. 1961Meteorological Service Law was enacted
- Jan. 1959Aeronautical Service Law was enacted
- Feb. 1956Korea joined the World Meteorological Organization(WMO)
- Aug. 1949The Central Meteorological Office (CMO) was established
- Mar. 1904Commencement of modern meteorological services
