Russian Hydrometeorological Service Workers' Day
March 23 · Level 4 · #1429 of 2238
This Russian professional observance recognizes forecasters, hydrologists, weather observers and their colleagues. Their measurements and forecasts help transport operators, farmers and communities make decisions when conditions change, sometimes with very little time to spare.
How it is celebrated: service organizations congratulate staff, present awards and honor retired colleagues. Educational events explain how observations become the maps, forecasts and warnings used by the public.
Some of the information behind a phone's weather forecast comes from balloon flights: instruments called radiosondes travel upward through the atmosphere, measuring conditions far above the ground.