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Below is a checklist of weather maps on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Maps relating to the climate rather than the weather also appear on many stamps and postal items. A checklist of these items can be found in the Climatic Regions and Climate-Related Maps page.
A weather map is any graphical means of displaying the distribution of meteorological data over a given (usually extensive) area of the Earth's surface.
See also the following Contributors to Meteorology for information about weather maps that they produced:
| Sections/divisions of the table below |
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| Surface weather maps (with isobars and/or fronts, sometimes with isotherms and/or precipitation amounts and/or weather symbols) |
| Station models3 (not on weather maps) |
| Weather symbols (not on weather maps) |
| Upper-level weather maps4 |
| Cross-sections (vertical slices) of the atmosphere |
| Streamlines2 |
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Surface weather maps (with isobars and/or fronts, sometimes with isotherms and/or precipitation amounts and/or weather symbols) | ||||
| Albania | 1210 (Mi1338) | 1969 | Isobars | |
| Albania | 1208-1210 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Argentina | C85 (Mi808) | 1963 | Isobars and (quasi-stationary) front | |
| Argentina | C86 (Mi809) | |||
| Argentina | C85-C86 fdc1 | Two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Argentina | C85-C86 fdc2 | Two stamps and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Argentina | C85-C86 fdc3 | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 977 fdc (Mi1127 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1972 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Argentina | 977 sc (Mi1127 sc) | Cachet on souvenir card | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Argentina | None | Cancel on cover | 1974 | Isobars and (quasi-stationary) front |
| Argentina | None | Cancel (same) on cover (different) | 1974 | Isobars and (quasi-stationary) front |
| Argentina | None | (Black) cachet on cover | 1988 | Isobars |
| Argentina | None | (Purple) cachet on cover | 1993 | Isobars |
| Australia | 431 fdc1 (Mi395 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Isobars defining subtropical high pressure areas |
| Australia | 431 fdc2 (Mi395 fdc2) | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc3 (Mi395 fdc3) | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc4 (Mi395 fdc4) | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc5 (Mi395 fdc5) | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc1 | Cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc2 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc3 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc | Cachet (same) on FDC | ||
| Austria | 950 fdc (Mi1423 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Isobars, highs, lows, fronts and plotted data |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 246 (Mi309) | From MS20 (246a (20x 246)) | 2011 | Isobars |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 246 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Canada | 479 (Mi420) | 1968 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Canada | 479 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Cayman Islands | 629 (Mi643) | 1991 | Isobars (on TV screen) | |
| Cayman Islands | 628-631 fdc (Mi642-645 fdc) | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 369 (Mi397) | 1958 | Isobars and (cold) front | |
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 1386 (Mi1397) | 1978 | Isobars and (multiple cold) fronts | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1384-1388 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3068 (Mi3196) | 2000 | Isobars | |
| China (People's Republic) | 3069 (Mi3197) | |||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on FY-2C launch cover | 2004 | Isobars and weather icons6 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet (different) FY-2C launch cover | 2004 | Map with weather symbols and temperatures over China (warmer in red tones, colder in blue) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2006 | High (H) and low (L) pressure centers, and cold front |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on FY-3A launch cover | 2008 | Possible weather map with isobars and shading (low pressure in red tones, high pressure in blue tones) |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label10 (BL? label10) | Label from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | Typhoon defined by isobars and wind barbs; the colour shading shows different wind speeds, with the strongest winds in red/orange |
| Comoro Islands | 387 (Mi488) | 1978 | Isobars (on light table in front of meteorologist) | |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) | SS1 (387) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4 (Mi854-861) iB4 | In (lower) margin of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) | 1988 | Halley's "première carte météorologique" (first meteorological map, in lower margin text) |
| Croatia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 2004 | Probable isobars defined by the lines where the patterns of zeros and ones meet (in the cachet background); also probable forecast of precipitation amounts (in color in the inset map) |
| Cuba | 1589 (Mi1663) | 1971 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, low (B for Baja) pressure center, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Cuba | 1589-1592 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 960 sc (Mi959 sc) | Cachet on souvenir card, also back, also detail | 2000 | "fronts between warm and cold air" (in text) |
| Dahomey | C25 (Mi246) | 1965 | Isobars | |
| Dahomey | C25 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Dahomey | C25 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Dominica | 360 (Mi360) | 1973 | Isobars | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs1 | Proof sheet | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs2 | Proof sheet (different) | ||
| Dominica | 360a (BL17) | MS2 (359-360) | ||
| Dominica | 360a fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1299 (Mi1004) | 1985 | Isobars, with arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Faroe Islands | 220 (Mi215) | 1991 | Isobars (labeled but uncertain units), (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, and partial station plotting model with weather symbols including plotted winds (knots) | |
| Finland | 767 (Mi1047) | 1988 | Isobars | |
| Finland | 767 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 (Mi2416) | 1983 | Isobars, (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating direction of flow (on stamp); weather symbols (on cancel) | |
| France | 1903 essay | Photo essay | ||
| France | 1903 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc6 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc1 | Stamp and cancel (same) on souvenir card | ||
| France | 1903 sc2 | Stamp on souvenir card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc3 | Stamp and cancel (same) on souvenir card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi1 | Stamp and cancel (same) on maxicard | ||
| France | 1903 maxi2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and part of design on maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi3 | Stamp and cancel (same) on maxicard (different) | ||
| Germany (East) | 984a fdc (Mi1343-1345 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Isobars (mbar or mb or hPa)1, (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, partial station plotting model including plotted winds (knots) and temperatures (°C) |
| Germany (East) | 1362 (BL34) | SS1 | 1972 | Köppen's weather map (1876) with isobars (mm Hg) |
| Germany (East) | 1364 (BL36) | SS1 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Germany (West) | 1102 (Mi760) | 1973 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, high (H) and low (T for Tief) pressure centers, (warm and cold) fronts, weather symbols, and partial station plotting model including plotted winds (knots); also arrows indicating direction of flow | |
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc3 | Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc4 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc5 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc6 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 (Mi1187) | 1983 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Germany | 2090 (Mi2127) | 2000 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, and full station plotting model including winds (knots), temperatures and dew point temperatures (°C), and other weather symbols | |
| Germany | 2090 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany | B966 fdc1 (Mi2508 fdc1) | Cancel on FDC | 2006 | Isobars, high (H for Hochdruck) and the low (T for Tiefdruck) pressure centers, and (cyclonic and anti-cyclonic) winds |
| Germany | B966 fdc2 (Mi2508 fdc2) | Cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| Ghana | 505 (Mi522) | 1973 | Isobars | |
| Ghana | 507b (Mi525) | One of MS2 (507 (a-b)) (BL51) | ||
| Great Britain | None | Essay | 1976 | Isobars |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc1 (Mi891-894 fdc1) | Cancel on FDC | 1981 | Isobars, arrows indicating the direction of flow, (cold) front, and plotted wind (knots) |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc2 (Mi891-894 fdc2) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc3 (Mi891-894 fdc3) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 (Mi1924-1927 fdc1) | Cancel on FDC | 2001 | Isobars, low (L) pressure center, and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 (Mi1924-1927 fdc2) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc (Mi1927 fdc) | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 (Mi1924-1927 fdc3) | Cachet (background) on FDC | 2001 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts; also "150th anniv.: The first weather map" (in text) |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 (Mi1924-1927 fdc4) | Cachet (same background) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc5 (Mi1924-1927 fdc5) | Cachet (same background) on FDC (different), also insert, also insert2 | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc6 (Mi1924-1927 fdc6) | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | (Occluded) front, weather icons6, plotted temperatures (°C), and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc7 (Mi1924-1927 fdc7) | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc8 (Mi1924-1927 fdc8) | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc9 (Mi1924-1927 fdc9) | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc1 (Mi1924-1925 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (uncertain type) front (with non-standard barbs), weather icons6, and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc2 (Mi1924-1925 fdc2) | Cachet on FDC (different) | (Occluded) front, weather icons6, plotted temperatues (°C), and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc3 (Mi1924-1925 fdc3) | Cachet on FDC | Isobars (in background) | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc4 (Mi1924-1925 fdc4) | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc5 | Cachet (different) on FDC, also insert | "150th anniv.: The first weather map" (in text) | |
| Iceland | 738 (Mi742) | 1991 | Isobars/streamlines, low (L) pressure center, and (warm and cold) fronts (and warm seclusion) | |
| Iraq | 644 (Mi716) | 1972 | Isobars and (warm) front | |
| Iraq | 645 (Mi717) | |||
| Ireland | 332 (Mi292) | 1973 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts, and (occluded) front (with no barbs) | |
| Ireland | 333 (Mi293) | |||
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc1 | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc2 | Two stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc3 | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | Isobars, high (H) pressure center (1032 mb or hPa)1 (on cachet), and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Israel | 952+tab (Mi1050+tab) | Stamp and tab | 1986 | Isobars |
| Israel | 952 misperf | Mis-perforated | ||
| Israel | 952+tab folder | Stamp and tab on FDC folder | ||
| Japan | 459 fdc (Mi451 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1949 | Isobars, (multiple warm) fronts, and partial station plotting model including plotted winds (knots) |
| Japan | 1564 (Mi1588) | 1984 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (warm and cold) fronts, and partial station plotting model including plotted winds (knots) (on stamp and FDC cachet); isobars and (warm and cold) fronts (on cancel) | |
| Japan | 1564 mihon | 1564 overprinted "mihon" | ||
| Japan | 1564 sc mihon | Souvenir card (1564) overprinted "mihon" | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc3 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2698d (Mi3008) | One of MS10 (2698 (a-j)) | 2000 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, hurricane/typhoon symbol, and plotting model with temperatures and dew point temperatures (°C), non-standard7 plotted winds (knots), and pressures (mb or hPa)1 |
| Kuwait | 577 (Mi571) | 1973 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 | |
| Kuwait | 577 proof | Proof with non-adopted colors | ||
| Kuwait | 578 (Mi572) | |||
| Kuwait | 578 proof | Proof with non-adopted colors | ||
| Kuwait | 579 (Mi573) | |||
| Kuwait | 579 proof1 | Proof with adopted colors | ||
| Kuwait | 579 proof2 | Proof (different) | ||
| Kuwait | 577-579 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Liberia | Mi2902 | One of MS17 (Mi2893-2909 + label) | 2000 | Isobars |
| Malagasy Republic | 1062 (Mi1389) | 1992 | Isobars, high (a [or A] for anticyclone) and low (d for dépression) pressure centers, and two plotted temperatures (°C) | |
| Mongolia | C78 (Mi986) | 1976 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Morocco | 102 (Mi531) | 1964 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 | |
| Morocco | 274 (Mi720) i274 | Imperforate | 1973 | Isobars |
| Mozambique | 946 (Mi1015) | 1985 | Isobars | |
| Netherlands | B651 (Mi1380) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)) | 1990 | Symbolic isobars |
| Netherlands | B651 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Netherlands | B652 (Mi1381) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)), also detail | (Warm, cold, and occluded) fronts superimposed on satellite image | |
| Netherlands | B652 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC | Symbolic isobars, and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts superimposed on satellite image | |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc1 (Mi? fdc1) | Cancel on FDC | 2008 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (warm and cold) fronts5; (fronts incorrectly drawn with respect to the high pressure centre) |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc2 (Mi? fdc2) | Cancel on FDC (different, available only in a special limited edition album) | ||
| Niger | C41 (Mi70) | 1964 | Isobars | |
| Niger | C41 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C41 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Niger | 311 (Mi456) i311 | Imperforate | 1975 | Isobars |
| Niger | 311 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Niger | 393 (Mi573) i393 | Imperforate | 1977 | Isobars, (multiple cold) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Niger | 393 proofs | Color proof strip | ||
| Niger | 393 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1973 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, (small portion of occluded) front, and weather symbols |
| Portugal | 1114 (Mi1147) | 1971 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Portugal | 1113-1115 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 1180 (Mi1209) | 1973 | Isobars, high (A for Alta) and low (B for Baixa) pressure centers, (warm) front, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Qatar | 327 (Mi524) | 1972 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2495 (Mi2500) | 1961 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 (Mi3891) | 1971 | Isobars | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 cov | Stamp and cachet on cover | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Printed stamp on stamped envelope | 1985 | Isobars, (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, and weather symbols |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1987 | Isobars |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (with cancel) | 1987 | Isobars |
| Russia | None | Cachet on cover | 2007 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and fronts in weather map |
| Russia | 7139 (Mi1548) | From MS8 (7140a (4x (7139-7140))) | 2009 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and small plotting models, isotherms (in color); isobars, fronts, and high (H) pressure center (in sheet margin) |
| Russia | 7140 (Mi1549) | |||
| Russia | 7140a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7140 fdc | Stamp on FDC | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 | |
| Russia | 7139-7140 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | Isobars | |
| Spain | None | Aerogramme | 1999 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 |
| Spain | 3543-3544 fdc (Mi4289-4290 fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 2008 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, high pressure (A for Alto), and cold front (in cancel) |
| Spain | 3544 fdc (Mi4290 fdc) | Cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local fdc | Cachet on FDC, also detail | 1978 | Isobars |
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local sheet | FDC on information sheet | ||
| Sweden | 1002a fdc1 (Mi806-807 fdc1) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1973 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Sweden | 1002a fdc2 (Mi806-807 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| Sweden | 1002a fdc3 (Mi806-807 fdc3) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different), also insert | ||
| Sweden | 1845-1848 fdc (Mi1633-1636 fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC, also insert | 1990 | Isobars (on cachet) |
| Switzerland | 691 (Mi1184) | 1980 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Switzerland | 691 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Switzerland | 691 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Syria | 470 (Mi899) | 1965 | Isobars | |
| Syria | 471 (Mi900) | |||
| Syria | 1206 (Mi1792) | 1990 | Isobars, low (L) pressure center, (warm and cold) fronts, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Syria | 1464 (Mi2063) | 2000 | (Warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Syria | 1464 misperf | Mis-perforated block of 4 | ||
| Syria | 1464 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Tonga | 786b (Mi1185) | From strip of 3 (786 (a-c)) | 1991 | Isobars and (warm and cold, and possible occluded) fronts (drawn for Southern Hemisphere) |
| Tonga | 786b specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Tonga | 786b color-proof | Cromalin proof | ||
| Tonga | 786b mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tonga | 786c (Mi1186) | From strip of 3 (786 (a-c)) | 1991 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts (incorrectly drawn for Northern Hemisphere, rather than Southern Hemisphere) |
| Tonga | 786c specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Tonga | 786c mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tunisia | 653 (Mi860) | 1975 | Isobars (light blue lines in stamp background) and weather symbols | |
| Tunisia | 1435 (Mi?) | 2008 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, high (H) pressure center, and plotting models | |
| Tunisia | 1435 ds | Deluxe sheet (1435) | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 folder | FDC folder, also inside, also back | ||
| Uganda | 1196 (Mi1328) | 1994 | Isobars on (left-hand) computer monitor | |
| United Nations | 188-189 fdc (Mi204-205 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176-177 fdc (Mi176-177 fdc) | Special FDC cancel | 1989 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91-92 fdc (Mi92-93 fdc) | Special FDC cancel | 1989 | Isobars |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1901 | "Weather Map" (in text) |
| United States | None | (SpaceCraft) cachet on TIROS-7 launch cover, also insert | 1963 | Isobars (no units), (warm and cold) fronts, and weather symbols (on insert) |
| United States | None | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on ESSA-7 launch cover | 1968 | Isobars |
| United States | None | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on TIROS-M and OSCAR-5 launch cover | 1970 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| United States | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on NOAA-2 and OSCAR-6 launch cover | 1972 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| United States | 2x3207+3208 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1998 | (Cold, warm, and stationary) fronts, low (L) and high (H) pressure centers |
| United States | None | (Mission 57) cachet on DMSP-5D-F18 launch cover, also back | 2009 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and high (H) and low (L) pressure centers |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 2011 | Isobars (mb or hPa) |
| Upper Volta | C28 (Mi181) iC28 | Imperforate | 1966 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (possible cold) front, and plotted winds (knots) |
| Upper Volta | C28 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 567 (Mi891) | 1992 | Isobars | |
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Yugoslavia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1990 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and weather symbols |
| Station models3 (not on weather maps) | ||||
| Canada | 1287 (Mi1196) | 1990 | Surface weather station plotting model: temperature (26°C) and dew point temperature (14°C); pressure (1012.7 hPa) and pressure tendency (falling 0.7 hPa in the past 3 hours, then steady); wind (20 knots) from the southwest; and other weather quantities |
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| Canada | 1287 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Canada | 1287 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 1287 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc (Mi395-397 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1958 | Surface weather station plotting model: temperature (12°C) and dew point temperature (4°C); pressure (997.3 hPa) and pressure tendency (falling 1.2 hPa in the past 3 hours); wind (25 knots) from the southwest; and other weather quantities |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299 (Mi1330) | 2008 | Surface weather station plotting model: temperature (12°C) and dew point temperature (11°C); pressure (1016.4 hPa), pressure change (falling 0.5 hPa in the past 3 hours); wind (25 knots) from the northeast; and other weather quantities |
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| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299a (BL?) | MS10 (10x 1299) | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Weather symbols (not on weather maps) | ||||
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1964 | Plotted winds (20 knots) |
| Benin | C382 (MiO473) | Dahomey C188 overprinted | 1988 | Weather icons6 |
| Benin | C624 (Mi1568) | Dahomey C188 surcharged | 2009 | Weather icons6 |
| Brazil | 936 (Mi1013) | 1962 | Weather symbols | |
| Brazil | 936 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Brazil | 936 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Brazil | 936 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Brazil | 1035 fdc (Mi1128 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1967 | Weather symbols |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | Typhoon symbol |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card (different) | 2002 | Typhoon warning, typhoon symbol |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on FY-2C launch cover | 2004 | Plotted wind (30 knots); also weather icons6 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on FY-2C launch cover (different cancel) | 2004 | Plotted wind (30 knots); also weather icons6 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 200? | Tropical cyclone warning, typhoon symbol |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2005 | Weather icons6 |
| Croatia | None | Cancel on WMD cover | 2006 | Plotted winds (40 knots) |
| Dahomey | C188 (Mi534) | 1973 | Weather icons6 | |
| Dahomey | C188 ds | Deluxe sheet (C188) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proof1 | Die proof (red) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proof2 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proofs1 | Color proof strip | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proofs2 | Color proof strip (different) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proof pair1 | Color proof pair | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proof pair2 | Color proof pair (different) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 proof pair3 | Color proof pair (different) | ||
| Dahomey | C188 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Dahomey | C199 (Mi552) | C188 overprinted | 1974 | Weather icons6 |
| Dahomey | C199 double | C188 double overprint | ||
| Dominican Republic | B47 (Mi876) | 622 overprinted and surcharged | 1966 | Hurricane/typhoon symbol |
| Dominican Republic | B48 (Mi877) | 623 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | B49 (Mi878) | 624 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | B50 (Mi879) | 625 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | B51 (Mi880) | 626 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | CB28 (Mi881) | C146 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | CB29 (Mi882) | C147 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dominican Republic | CB30 (Mi883) | C148 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Dubai | 124 (Mi361) | 1970 | Low (L) pressure center indicated by a small "L" | |
| France | 1903 fdc1 (Mi2516 fdc1) | Cancel on FDC | 1983 | Weather symbols |
| France | 1903 fdc2 (Mi2416 fdc2) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 (Mi2416 fdc3) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 (Mi2416 fdc4) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 (Mi2416 fdc5) | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc6 (Mi2416 fdc6) | Cancel (same) and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc1 | Cancel (same) on souvenir card | ||
| France | 1903 sc3 | Cancel (same) on souvenir card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi1 | Cancel (same) on maxicard | ||
| France | 1903 maxi2 | Cancel (same) and part of design on maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi3 | Cancel (same) on maxicard (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 (Mi1924-1927 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Weather icons6 and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 (Mi1924-1927 fdc2) | Cachet (different) on FDC | (Warm and cold) fronts | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 (Mi1924-1927 fdc3) | Cachet (different) on FDC | Weather icons6 and plotted temperatures (°C) | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 (Mi1924-1927 fdc4) | Cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel) | Weather icons6 and plotted temperatures (°C) | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 pack | Presentation pack | (Warm and cold) fronts | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc (Mi1924-1925 fdc) | Cachet on FDC (same) | 2001 | Weather icons6 and plotted temperatures (°C) |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1298 (Mi1329) | 2008 | Plotted winds corresponding to Beaufort wind scale values 6, 7, and 8; and mariners' strong-winds symbol | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Senegal | C62 (Mi372) iC62 | Imperforate | 1968 | Weather symbols (on edges of stamp), including plotted winds (5, 10, and 50 knots) |
| Senegal | C62 proof1 | Die proof (green) | ||
| Senegal | C62 proof2 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Senegal | C62 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Slovenia | None | 1999 | Sun weather icons6 | |
| Sweden | None | Cancel on postal card | 1977 | Four plotted winds (calm, 5, 10, and 15 knots) |
| Sweden | None | Cancel on stamped envelope | 1977 | Four plotted winds (20, 25, 30, and 35 knots) |
| Sweden | None | Cancel on aerogramme | 1977 | Four plotted winds (40, 45, 50, and 55 knots) |
| Sweden | 1313 (Mi1096) | From booklet pane of 10 (1317a (5x (1313-1317)), or entire booklet (1317b) (MH77) | 1980 | Two plotted winds (5 and 10 knots) |
| Sweden | 1313-1317 fdc | Two of ten stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1901 | "Weather and temperature flags" as weather symbols |
| Upper-level weather maps4 | ||||
| Cayman Islands | 629 (Mi643) | 1991 | Upper-level height maps (hanging on wall in background) | |
| Central African Republic | C115 (Mi326) iC115 | Imperforate | 1973 | Upper-level height map |
| Central African Republic | C115 proof1 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Central African Republic | C115 proof2 | Die proof (black) | ||
| Central African Republic | C115 proofs | Color proof strip | ||
| Central African Republic | C115 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label7 (BL? label7) | Label from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | Wind barbs of mid-level or upper-level atmospheric winds. These are atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) calculated from satellite data by tracking the motion of identifiable cloud elements |
| Grenada | 498 (BL28) | SS1 | 1973 | Computer-generated upper-level height map |
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc | Insert for FDC | 1991 | "upper-air levels" (several times in insert text) |
| United States | None | (Misson 57) cachet on 50th anniv. Explorer-7 launch cover, also back | 2009 | 500 hPa height map with contours in 100s of feet, and high (H) and low (L) pressure centers |
| Cross-sections (vertical slices) of the atmosphere | ||||
| Croatia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1994 | Vertical cross section of atmosphere |
| Grenada | 495 (Mi521) | 1973 | Simplified global general circulation over the globe and in vertical cross-section | |
| Mozambique | 1104 (Mi1186) | 1989 | Radar RHI (Range-Height Indicator) display of precipitation in cross-section | |
| Mozambique | 1103-1106 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Yugoslavia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1991 | Winter season cross-section of mean potential temperatures, 75°N to 75°S, including isobars (mb or hPa)1 |
| Streamlines2 | ||||
| Canada | 2205a fdc (Mi2391-2392 fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 2007 | Streamlines |
| French Polynesia | 768 (Mi?) | From MS6? (6x 768 + 3 labels); also booklet cover | 1999 | (possible) streamlines |
| French Polynesia | 768 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany | B966 (Mi2508) | On (surrounding) selvedge | 2006 | Streamlines |
| Germany | B966 fdc1 | Stamp (but no selevedge) on FDC | ||
| Germany | B966 fdc2 | Stamp (but no selevedge) on FDC (different) | ||
| Iceland | 738 (Mi742) | 1991 | Isobars/streamlines | |
| Indonesia | 1897 (Mi1987) | Also on (surrounding) selvedge of block of 4 (4x 1897) | 2000 | Streamlines |
| Indonesia | 1897 fdc | Two stamps and cachet (covering entire envelope) on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 (Mi385) | 1962 | Streamlines | |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet (322) | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | Cancel on cover | 1989 | Low-pressure streamlines on computer monitor |
| Spain | 3544 (Mi4290) | 2008 | Streamlines around high (A for Alto) pressure center | |
| Spain | 3543-3544 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3544 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3543-3544 folder | One of two stamps in folder | ||
| United States | None | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on Nimbus-2 launch cover | 1966 | Streamlines |
1Pressure units in millibars (mbar or mb) and hectopascals (hPa) are equivalent in value, the first is old-metric and the second is SI (modern metric system).
2Streamlines on these items are the paths traced by winds resulting from a given configuration of isobars (constant pressure lines).
3The surface weather station plotting model presents weather observations in a specific compact arrangement that is universally used and understood by professional meteorologists.
4Unlike surface weather maps which show isobars (constant pressure lines), upper-level weather maps generally show the heights (constant height lines) at standard pressure levels.
5Warm and cold fronts are usually associated with low-pressure systems, not the high pressure system shown on this item.
6Weather icons are common symbols used to represent weather phenomena on television weather maps and other popular maps relating to the weather. They are not the standard weather symbols used in station plotting models (footnote no.3).
7For plotted winds, the standard is that the barbs face toward lower pressure (to the left, looking downwind, in the Northern Hemisphere). However, on this item some wind shafts have barbs on both sides. This is non-standard and clutters the map unnecessarily.
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