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Tracing Malaysia's Historic Climate Records Recovery

Explore Malaysia's rich observatory history encompassing meteorological branches and stations, tracing back to 1820 in Singapore, with further key dates marking its meteorological advancements to present day.

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Tracing Malaysia's Historic Climate Records Recovery

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  1. ACRE South-East Asia Historic climate records and their recovery in Malaysia

  2. The Rochester, 1709

  3. The Racoon,1864

  4. Key historic dates in Malaysia’s observational history: • 1820 Meteorological observations started in Singapore. • 1883 Observations of air pressure, temperature and rainfall by the Department of Health began in Penang and Malacca. • 1906 Meteorological Stations were established in the Federal Malay States hospitals to take routine observations. • 1924 The Museum Department took over the observation function. • 1927 Meteorological Branch in Peninsular Malaya was transferred to and created as a unit in the Survey Department. • 1930 The development of the Meteorological Branch of the Survey Department into a fully organized modern meteorological service unit. • 1931 The Pan Malayan Meteorological Headquarters was established in Singapore. • 1946 Malayan Meteorological Service established with its head office in Singapore. • 1958 Department of Meteorology established at Simpang (Kuala Lumpur) Airport.

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