The State Hydro-Meteorological Administration (Chosongul: 기상수문국) is the National Meteorological service of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Immediately after liberation, on July 10, 1946, it was founded as the Central Meteorological Organization, an organization under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the North Korean Provisional People's Committee.
In May 1975, it became an official member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), joined the Intergovernmental Oceanography Committee in November 1978, the International Hydrology Program (IHP) in 1980, and the Antarctic Treaty in November 1987.
[2] On 26 August 2020, Korean Central Television (KCTV) broadcast through the night, for the first time, to monitor the progress of Typhoon Bavi.
This included live reports from the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration and outdoors.