In March, World Meteorological Day (WMD) will be celebrated to commemorate the coming into force on 23rd March 1950 of the convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The theme for this year is "Watching the weather to protect life and property-Celebrating 50 Years of World Weather Watch".
Dominica endorsed the WMO convention on 21st February 1980, hence has been a member of the WMO for the past thirty three (33) years.
This year, World Meteorological Day will be celebrated on Thursday 21st March 2013.