Jen, who headed the weather forecasting center at the Central Weather Bureau, made history in 1993 as the nation’s first professional meteorologist to present the weather on the news when he appeared on Taiwan Television (TTV). When the Japanese took over in 1895, they immediately launched weather stations in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Hengchun, adding Taitung station five years later. This version of the Taipei Weather Station was used between 1897 and 1937. In 1963, Taiwan set up its first weather radar stations in Hualien and Kaohsiung with UN funding. After a series of deadly storms and floods, the government launched a 10-year program in the late 1970s to revamp the nation’s weather observation capabilities.

Source: Taipei Times June 05, 2021 15:56 UTC