Some points where Ukrainian weather data cannot be confirmed after the military invasion

Meteorological observation data shared around the world.

In Ukraine, it was found that some weather data such as temperature and wind direction could not be confirmed from the morning of the 24th local time when the Russian military invasion began.

Experts point out that "it is unlikely that domestic weather forecasts will be affected at this time, but it could be affected if the conflict grows."

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, data such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and wind direction are observed and shared by each country every day in the world by raising the observation balloon at the same time.

Based on these data, we predict the flow of the atmosphere and publish weather forecasts, warnings and warnings for each region.

However, from 3:00 pm Japan time on the 24th after Russia started its military invasion of Ukraine, observation data using balloons at 4 or 5 points such as the capital Kiev and Lviv, and about 30 observation points on the ground It turned out that one-third of the data was not sent.

The letters "NIL" are displayed to indicate that the data cannot be confirmed even on Internet sites that collect meteorological observation data from around the world.

The specific reason why the data is not received is unknown, but the Japan Meteorological Agency says that it is possible that the observation equipment is broken, there are no people at the observatory, or there is a communication failure.

Tomoharu Kumabe, a researcher at the Japan Meteorological Agency, said, "Because it is supplemented with data around Ukraine and observation data from meteorological satellites, the impact on the domestic weather forecast is limited."

Missing data of meteorological data has also occurred in the Iraq War and the civil war in Syria.

Former Japan Meteorological Agency forecaster and weather forecaster Yo Nyomura said, "At this point, there is almost no domestic impact, but if the conflict grows, there will be more points where data cannot be shared, which may affect Japan. The forecast is a symbol of peace that is made possible by the cooperation of each country, so I hope it will converge soon. "