Deutscher Wetterdienst
| Deutscher Wetterdienst | |
Translation: German Weather Service "Weather and climate from a single source" | |
Office in Offenbach | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Employees | 2360 (as of 2022) |
| Website | www |
The Deutscher Wetterdienst (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏ̯ʧɐ ˈvɛtɐdiːnst]) or DWD, is the German Meteorological Service, based in Offenbach am Main, Germany, which monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany. DWD provides weather services for the general public and for nautical, aviation, hydrometeorological or agricultural purposes. It is a state agency and under the legislation of the Federal Ministry for Transport. The budget for 2024 was 382 million euros.
The DWDs principal tasks include warning against weather-related dangers and monitoring and rating climate changes affecting Germany. The organisation runs atmospheric models on their supercomputer for precise weather forecasting. DWD manages the national climate archive and one of the largest libraries on weather and climate worldwide.