A presidential decree founded El Observatorio Meteorológico y Astrónomico de México (The Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory of Mexico) on February 6, 1877 as part of the Geographic Exploring of the National Territory commission.

In 1901, the Servicio Meteorologia Nacional was formed with 31 sections for each state and 18 independent observatories which reported back to the central office in Tacubaya via telegraph.

By 1980, the organization included 72 observatories, of which eight launched weather balloons and radiosondes, and five radars serviced the country.

They also issue warnings for intense storms, strong northerlies in the Gulf of Mexico, snowfall, and excessive rainfall.

[3] They issue their own tropical cyclone reports that describe the impact of storms on Mexico, which are then relayed to the U.S. National Hurricane Center and the World Meteorological Organization.