Local Meteorological Observatory

Locations of the JMA Meteorological Observatories including the LMOs

The Local Meteorological Observatory (地方気象台, Chihō Kishōdai), abbreviated to the LMO, is a type of JMA weather station (気象台, Kishōdai) and a part of its local offices (地方支分部局, Chihō Shibun Bukyoku). JMA set up five LMOs in Hokkaido, three in Okinawa and one in another each prefecture which has neither District Meteorological Observatory (管区気象台, Kanku Kishōdai) nor (海洋気象台, Kaiyō Kishōdai); thus Local Meteorological Observatories count 50 in Japan. They are responsible for local weather services and some of them manage local weather station (測候所, Sokkōjo)s.

On the one hand, by way of exception, although is in Kyoto Prefecture, it's just for the Sea of Japan basin; Instead, takes over general weather services within the prefecture. On the other hand, administers both marine weather affairs and general weather services in Hyogo Prefecture, and is the same position as the Kobe's.

Local Meteorological Observatories in Japan[]

(札幌管区気象台, Sapporo Kanku Kishōdai) - Hokkaido Region Central Forecast Office (北海道地方予報中枢官署, Hokkaido Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (稚内地方気象台, Wakkanai Chihō Kishōdai)
- (網走地方気象台, Abashiri Chihō Kishōdai)
- (旭川地方気象台, Asahikawa Chihō Kishōdai)
- (函館地方気象台, Hakodate Chihō Kishōdai)
- (室蘭地方気象台, Muroran Chihō Kishōdai)
- (釧路地方気象台, Kushiro Chihō Kishōdai)
(仙台管区気象台, Sendai Kanku Kishōdai) - Tōhoku Region Central Forecast Office (東北地方予報中枢官署, Tōhoku Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (青森地方気象台, Aomori Chihō Kishōdai)
- (秋田地方気象台, Akita Chihō Kishōdai)
- (岩手地方気象台, Iwate Chihō Kishōdai)
- (山形地方気象台, Yamagata Chihō Kishōdai)
- (福島地方気象台, Fukushima Chihō Kishōdai)
Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory (東京管区気象台, Tōkyō Kanku Kishōdai) - Kantō Region Central Forecast Office (関東地方予報中枢官署, Kantō Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (水戸地方気象台, Mito Chihō Kishōdai)
- (宇都宮地方気象台, Utsunomiya Chihō Kishōdai)
- (前橋地方気象台, Maebashi Chihō Kishōdai)
- (熊谷地方気象台, Kumagaya Chihō Kishōdai)
- (銚子地方気象台, Chōshi Chihō Kishōdai)
- (横浜地方気象台, Yokohama Chihō Kishōdai)
- (甲府地方気象台, Kōfu Chihō Kishōdai)
- (長野地方気象台, Nagano Chihō Kishōdai)
- (新潟地方気象台, Niigata Chihō Kishōdai) - Hokuriku Region Central Forecast Office (北陸地方予報中枢官署, Hokuriku Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (富山地方気象台, Toyama Chihō Kishōdai)
- (金沢地方気象台, Kanazawa Chihō Kishōdai)
- (福井地方気象台, Fukui Chihō Kishōdai)
- (名古屋地方気象台, Nagoya Chihō Kishōdai) - Tōkai Region Central Forecast Office (東海地方予報中枢官署, Tōkai Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (岐阜地方気象台, Gifu Chihō Kishōdai)
- (静岡地方気象台, Shizuoka Chihō Kishōdai)
- (津地方気象台, Tsu Chihō Kishōdai)
(大阪管区気象台, Ōsaka Kanku Kishōdai) - Kinki Region Central Forecast Office (近畿地方予報中枢官署, Kinki Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (彦根地方気象台, Hikone Chihō Kishōdai)
- (神戸地方気象台, Kōbe Chihō Kishōdai)
- (京都地方気象台, Kyoto Chihō Kishōdai)
- (奈良地方気象台, Nara Chihō Kishōdai)
- (和歌山地方気象台, Wakayama Chihō Kishōdai)
- (広島地方気象台, Hiroshima Chihō Kishōdai) - Chūgoku Region Central Forecast Office (中国地方予報中枢官署, Chūgoku Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (鳥取地方気象台, Tottori Chihō Kishōdai)
- (松江地方気象台, Matsue Chihō Kishōdai)
- (岡山地方気象台, Okayama Chihō Kishōdai)
- (高松地方気象台, Takamatsu Chihō Kishōdai) - Shikoku Region Central Forecast Office (四国地方予報中枢官署, Shikoku Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (松山地方気象台, Matsuyama Chihō Kishōdai)
- (徳島地方気象台, Tokushima Chihō Kishōdai)
- (高知地方気象台, Kōchi Chihō Kishōdai)
(福岡管区気象台, Fukuoka Kanku Kishōdai) - Northern Kyushu Region Central Forecast Office (九州北部地方予報中枢官署, Kyushu Hokubu Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (下関地方気象台, Shimonoseki Chihō Kishōdai)
- (佐賀地方気象台, Saga Chihō Kishōdai)
- (長崎地方気象台, Nagasaki Chihō Kishōdai)
- (熊本地方気象台, Kumamoto Chihō Kishōdai)
- (大分地方気象台, Ōita Chihō Kishōdai)
- (鹿児島地方気象台, Kagoshima Chihō Kishōdai) - Southern Kyushu Region Central Forecast Office (九州南部地方予報中枢官署, Kyushu Nambu Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (宮崎地方気象台, Miyazaki Chihō Kishōdai)
Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (沖縄気象台, Okinawa Kishōdai) - Okinawa Region Central Forecast Office (沖縄地方予報中枢官署, Okinawa Chihō Yohō Chūsū Kansho)
- (宮古島地方気象台, Miyakojima Chihō Kishōdai)
- (石垣島地方気象台, Ishigakijima Chihō Kishōdai)
- (南大東島地方気象台, Minamidaitōjima Chihō Kishōdai)

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The information in this article is based on that in its Japanese equivalent.