ðə sˈɛntɹəl wˈɛðɚ bjˈʊɹɹoʊ sˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːbˈiː ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ɪn tʃˈɑːŋkɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv jˈuːən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv tʃˈaɪnə.
The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) itself was established in 1941 in Chongqing under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China.