Central Weather Administration

Central Weather Administration
交通部中央氣象署
	; CWA headquarters in Taipei
Agency overview
Formed	1941 (CWB); 2023 (CWA)
Preceding agency	Central Weather Bureau;
Jurisdiction	Taiwan
Headquarters	Chongqing (1941-1949); Taipei, Taiwan (1949-)
Agency executive	Cheng, Chia-Ping ; (程家平), Administrator;
Parent agency	Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Website	www.cwa.gov.tw

The Central Weather Administration (CWA; Chinese: 交通部中央氣象署; pinyin: Jiāotōng Bù Zhōngyāng Qìxiàng Shǔ) is the government meteorological research and forecasting institution of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In addition to meteorology, the Central Weather Administration also makes astronomical observations, reports on sea conditions, and conducts research into seismology and provides earthquake reports. The Central Weather Administration is headquartered in Taipei City and is administered under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

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