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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.
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:
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface weather maps: with isobars, fronts, and weather symbols | ||||
| Albania | 1210 | 1969 | Isobars | |
| Argentina | C85 | 1963 | Isobars and (quasi-stationary) front | |
| Argentina | C86 | |||
| Argentina | C85-C86 fdc | Two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 977 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1972 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Argentina | 977 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 | (Black) cachet on cover | 1988 | Isobars |
| Argentina | None | (Purple) cachet on cover | 1993 | Isobars |
| Canada | 479 | 1968 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Canada | 479 fdc1 | FDC | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc2 | FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc3 | FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc4 | FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc5 | FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc6 | FDC (different) | ||
| Canada | 479 sc | Souvenir Card | ||
| Cayman Islands | 629 | 1991 | Isobars (on TV screen) | |
| China (People's Republic) | 369 | 1958 | Isobars and (cold) front | |
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 1386 | 1978 | Isobars and (multiple cold) fronts | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1384-1388 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3069 | 2000 | Isobars | |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc1 | One stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc2 | One stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on FY-2C launch cover | 2004 | Isobars and weather icons6 |
| Comoro Islands | 387 (Mi488) | 1978 | Isobars (on light table in front of meteorologist) | |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) | SS1 (387) | ||
| Croatia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1990 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and weather symbols |
| Cuba | 1589 | 1971 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, low (B for Baja) pressure center, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Dahomey | C25 | 1965 | Isobars | |
| Dahomey | C25 fdc | FDC | ||
| Dominica | 360 | 1973 | Isobars | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 360a | MS2 (359-360) | ||
| Dominica | 360a fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1299 | 1985 | Isobars, with arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Faroe Islands | 220 | 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 | 1988 | Isobars | |
| France | 1903 | 1983 | Isobars, (warm, cold, and occulded) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating direction of flow (on stamp); weather symbols (on cancel) | |
| France | 1903 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 | Stamp and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 | Stamp and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 | Stamp and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc6 | Stamp and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc1 | Stamp and cancel on Souvenir Card | ||
| France | 1903 sc2 | Stamp on Souvenir Card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc3 | Stamp and cancel on Souvenir Card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi | Stamp and cancel on maxicard | ||
| Germany (East) | 984a 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 | SS1 | 1972 | Köppen's weather map (1876) with isobars (mm Hg) |
| Germany (East) | 1364 | SS1 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm and cold) fronts | |
| Germany (West) | 1102 | 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 diretion 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 on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 (Mi1187) | 1983 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Germany | 2090 | 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 | ||
| Ghana | 505 | 1973 | Isobars | |
| Ghana | 507b | One of MS2 (507 (a-b)) | ||
| Great Britain | None | Essay | 1976 | Isobars |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1981 | Isobars, arrows indicating the direction of flow, (cold) front, and plotted wind (knots) |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 2001 | Isobars, low (L) pressure center, and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 | Cachet (background) on FDC | 2001 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 | Cachet (same background) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc5 | Cachet (same background) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc6 | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | (Occluded) front, weather icons6, plotted temperatures (°C), and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc7 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc8 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc9 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a 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 | Cachet on FDC (different) | (Occluded) front, weather icons6, plotted temperatues (°C), and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc3 | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Isobars (in background on envelope) |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc4 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Iceland | 738 | 1991 | Isobars/streamlines, low (L) pressure center, and (warm and cold) fronts (and warm seclusion) | |
| Iraq | 644 | 1972 | Isobars and (warm) front | |
| Iraq | 645 | |||
| Ireland | 332 | 1973 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts, and (occluded) front (with no barbs) | |
| Ireland | 333 | |||
| 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+label | Single + label | 1986 | Isobars |
| Israel | 952 misperf | Mis-perforation | ||
| Israel | 952 folder | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Japan | 459 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1949 | Isobars, (multiple warm) fronts, and partial station plotting model including plotted winds (knots) |
| Japan | 1564 | 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 mihon sc | Souvenir Card (1564) overprinted "MIHON" | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2698d | 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 | 1973 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 | |
| Kuwait | 578 | |||
| Kuwait | 579 | |||
| 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 | 1976 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Morocco | 102 | 1964 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 | |
| Morocco | 274 | 1973 | Isobars | |
| Mozambique | 946 (Mi1015) | 1985 | Isobars | |
| Netherlands | B651 | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)) | 1990 | Symbolic isobars |
| Netherlands | B652 | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)), see detail | (Warm, cold, and occluded) fronts superimposed on satellite image | |
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | 1990 | Symbolic isobars, and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts superimposed on satellite image |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 2008 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (warm and cold) fronts5 |
| Niger | C41 | 1964 | Isobars | |
| Niger | C41 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 311 | 1975 | Isobars | |
| Niger | 393 i393 | 1977 | Isobars, (multiple cold) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Niger | 393 proof | Color proof strip | ||
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1973 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, (small portion of occluded) front, and weather symbols |
| Portugal | 1114 | 1971 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Portugal | 1113-1115 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 1180 | 1973 | Isobars, high (A for Alta) and low (B for Baixa) pressure centers, (warm) front, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Qatar | 327 | 1972 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Romania | None | Cachet on postcard | 2007 | Isobars |
| Russia (USSR) | 2495 | 1961 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 | 1971 | Isobars | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 cov | Stamp and cachet on cover | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1985 | Isobars, (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts, and weather symbols |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1987 | Isobars |
| Spain | None | Aerogramme | 1999 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1 |
| Sweden | 1002a fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1973 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, weather symbols, and arrows indicating the direction of flow |
| Sweden | 1845-1848 fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1990 | Isobars (on cachet) |
| Switzerland | 691 | 1980 | Isobars, (warm and cold) fronts, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Switzerland | 691 fdc | FDC | ||
| Switzerland | 691 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Syria | 470 | 1965 | Isobars | |
| Syria | 471 | |||
| Syria | 1206 | 1990 | Isobars, low (L) pressure center, (warm and cold) fronts, and arrows indicating the direction of flow | |
| Tonga | 786b | From strip of 3 (786 (a-c)) | 1991 | Isobars and (warm and cold, and possible occluded) fronts (drawn for Southern Hemisphere) |
| Tonga | 786b specimen | Specimen | ||
| Tonga | 786b color-proof | Cromalin proof | ||
| Tonga | 786b mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tonga | 786c | 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 | Specimen | ||
| Tonga | 786c mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tunisia | 653 (Mi860) | 1975 | Isobars (light blue lines in stamp background) and weather symbols | |
| Tunisia | 1435 | 2008 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, high (H) pressure center, and plotting models | |
| Tunisia | 1435 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 188-189 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Isobars and (warm and cold) fronts |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176-177 fdc | Special FDC cancel | 1989 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91-92 fdc | Special FDC cancel | 1989 | Isobars |
| United States | None | Cachet on ESSA-7 launch cover | 1968 | Isobars |
| United States | None | Cachet on TIROS-M and OSCAR-5 launch cover | 1970 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| United States | None | Cachet on NOAA-2 and OSCAR-6 launch cover | 1972 | Isobars and (warm, cold, and occluded) fronts |
| Upper Volta | C28 (Mi181) iC28 | 1966 | Isobars (mb or hPa)1, (possible cold) front, and plotted winds (knots) | |
| Upper Volta | C28 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 567 | 1992 | Isobars | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | MS10 | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Weather symbols (not on weather maps) | ||||
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1964 | Plotted winds (20 knots) |
| Brazil | 936 (Mi1013) | 1962 | Weather symbols | |
| Brazil | 936 folder | FDC folder | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on FY-2C launch cover | 2004 | Plotted wind (30 knots) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on FY-2C launch cover (different cancel) | 2004 | Plotted wind (30 knots) |
| Dubai | 124 (Mi361) | 1970 | Low (L) pressure center indicated by a small "L" | |
| France | 1903 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1983 | Weather symbols |
| France | 1903 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| France | 1903 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 maxi | Cancel (same) on Maxicard | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Weather icons6 and (warm and cold) fronts |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | (Warm and cold) fronts | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 pack | Presentation pack | (Warm and cold) fronts | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1298 | 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 stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Senegal | C62 (Mi372) | 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) | ||
| 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) | 1980 | Two plotted winds (5 and 10 knots) | |
| Upper-level weather maps4 | ||||
| Cayman Islands | 629 | 1991 | Upper-level height maps (hanging in background) | |
| Central Africa Republic | C115 | 1973 | Upper-level height map | |
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof1 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof2 | Die proof (black) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof strip | Color proof strip | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 498 (BL28) | SS1 | 1973 | Computer-generated upper-level height map |
| Streamlines2 | ||||
| Canada | 2205a fdc (Mi2391-2392 fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 2007 | Streamlines |
| Germany | B966 (Mi2508) | On selvedge | 2006 | Streamlines |
| Iceland | 738 | 1991 | Isobars/streamlines | |
| Indonesia | 1897 | Also on selvedge of block of 4 (4x 1897) | 2000 | Streamlines |
| New Caledonia | 322 (Mi385) | 1962 | Streamlines | |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3544 (Mi4290) | 2008 | Streamlines around high (A for Alto) pressure center | |
| United States | None | Cachet on Nimbus-2 launch cover | 1966 | Streamlines |
| Other weather maps | ||||
| Bahrain | 405 (Mi496) | 1993 | (surface albedo ?) map of the world | |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) | In (right) margin of SS1 (387) | 1978 | Possible rainfall/precipitation map of Africa |
| Dominica | 358 | 1973 | Global general circulation, wind patterns | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 495 (Mi521) | 1973 | Global general circulation, wind patterns | |
| Grenada | 497 (Mi523) | World rainfall/precipitation map | ||
| Grenada | 1156 | 1983 | Monthly-mean cloudiness or rainfall/precipitation map (units ?) | |
| Hungary | 3490 (Mi4339) | 1995 | Possible rainfall/precipitation map of Hungary | |
| Peru | 1423 (Mi1938) | 2004 | Sea surface temperature anomaly chart | |
| Upper Volta | 107 | 1963 | Rainfall/precipitation contours (mm) | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1Pressure units in millibars (mbar or mb) and hectopascals (hPa) are equivalent in value, the first is old-metric and the second is SI-metric.
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 #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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