Programme of work

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

Production and General Engineering Department

Programme of Work

PGD21 : Meteorological Instruments

Scope : a) Preparation of standards for rain gauges; air measures; anemometers; windvanes; Psychrometers; thermometer screen (Single and double); Evaporimeters; barometers; thermographs; hygrograph barographs etc. b) Liaison with ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology (P-Member)
Liaison :

ISO/TC 146/SC 5 - Meteorology - Participating (P)

Published Standards

SI. No.	IS No.	Title	Reaffirmation Details	No. of Amendments	Degree of Equivalence
1.	IS 11875 : 1986 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for diffuse pyranometer	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
2.	IS 11876 : 1986 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for airmeter	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
3.	IS 12781 : 1989 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Marine bucket for sea surface temperature measurement - Specification	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
4.	IS 13436 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Sensitive anemometer - Specification	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
5.	IS 13448 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - Thermoelectric Pyrheliometer - Specification	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
6.	IS 13459 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Angstrom Pyrheliometer - Specification	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
7.	IS 15216 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Balloons - Meteorological	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
8.	IS 15243 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Velocity scale set for meteorological purposes	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
9.	IS 15253 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Dew gauge - Specification	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
10.	IS 16739 : 2018 ISO 16622 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2023	Meteorology - Sonic Anemometers/Thermometers Acceptance Test methods for Mean Wind Measurements	June, 2023	-	Identical under dual numbering
11.	IS 16740 (Part 1) : 2018 17713-1 : 2007 Reviewed In : 2023	Meteorology - Wind Measurement Part 1 Wind Tunnel Test Methods for Rotating Anemometer Performance	June, 2023	-	Identical under dual numbering
12.	IS 16741 : 2018 ISO 17714 : 2007 Reviewed In : 2023	Meterology -Air Temperature Measurements Test Methods for Comparing the Performance of Thermometer Shields/Screens and Defining Important Characteristics	June, 2023	-	Identical under dual numbering
13.	IS 18627 : 2024	Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges ï¿½ Specification		-	Indigenous
14.	IS 18629 : 2024 ISO 19289 : 2015	Air Quality -- Meteorology --Siting Classifications for Surface Observing Stations on Land		-	Identical under dual numbering
15.	IS 4849 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Meteorology - Rain measures - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
16.	IS 5225 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - Raingauge, non - Recording - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
17.	IS 5235 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - raingauges recording - specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
18.	IS 5793 : 2024	ANEROID BAROMETERS --SPECIFICATION		-	Indigenous
19.	IS 5798 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for mercury barometers	March, 2017	1	Indigenous
20.	IS 5799 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specificatioti for windvane	March, 2017	-	Indigenous
21.	IS 5900 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for hair hygrograph	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
22.	IS 5901 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for thermograph, bimetallic	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
23.	IS 5912 : 1997 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for anemometer, cup counter (First Revision)	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
24.	IS 5924 : 1988 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for clock mechanisms and drums for meteorological instruments (First Revision)	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
25.	IS 5945 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for barograph, aneroid	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
26.	IS 5946 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Meteorology - Whirling psychrometer - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
27.	IS 5947 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Charts for recording meteorological instruments	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
28.	IS 5948 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for thermometer screens	March, 2017	-	Indigenous
29.	IS 5973 : 1998 Reviewed In : 2019	Pan Evaporimeter - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	-	Indigenous
30.	SP 61 : 1994 Reviewed In : 2019	General guidelines for automatic weather stations	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
31.	IS 6805 : 1973 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for assmann psychrometer	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
32.	IS 6806 : 1973 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for snowgauge	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
33.	IS 6871 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Wind equipment - Distant indicating - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
34.	IS 7243 : 1974 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for sunshine recorder	March, 2017	-	Indigenous
35.	IS 7244 : 1974 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for thermometer for mercury barometer	March, 2017	-	Indigenous
36.	IS 8336 : 1977 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for thermoelectric pyranometer	February, 2019	4	Indigenous
37.	IS 8693 : 1978 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for net pyrradiometer	March, 2017	2	Indigenous
38.	IS 8754 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Electrical anemograph - Specification (First Revision)	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
39.	IS 9085 : 1979 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for correction slide for mercury barometers	March, 2017	1	Indigenous

Standards Under Develpoment

Projects Approved

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	PGD 21 (25562)	WIND CONE ASSEMBLIES SPECIFICATION

Preliminary Draft Standards

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	PGD 21 (24964) Revision of: IS 13436:1992	Sensitive Anemometer Specification
2	PGD 21 (24965) Revision of: IS 5799:1970	Wind Vane Specification

Drafts Standards in WC Stage

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	PGD 21 (25029) Revision of: IS 5900:1970	Hair Hygrograph Specification
2	PGD 21 (25030) Revision of: IS 6806:1973	Snow Gauge Specification

Draft Standards Completed WC Stage

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	PGD 21 (24675) Revision of: IS 5225:1992	Meteorology -- Raingauge non-recording -- Specification second revision
2	PGD 21 (24682) Revision of: IS 5235:1992	Meteorology -- Raingauges Recording -- Specification

Finalized Draft Indian Standard

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
No Records Found

Finalized Draft Indian Standards under Print

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	PGD 21 (18239) Revision of: IS 8693:1978	Net Pyrradiometer -- Specification

Total Published Standards:37 Total Standards Under development : 8

Aspect Wise Report

Product:	32
Code of Practices :	2
Methods of Test :	3
Terminology :	0
Dimensions :	0
System Standard :	0
Safety Standard :	0
Others :	2
Service Specification :	0
Process Specification :	0
Unclassified :	0

Total :39

Annexure-I :List of Indian Standards Withdrawn/Superseded

SI. No.	IS No.	Title
1.	IS 10473 : 1983 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for Cloud Searchlight
2.	IS 11121 : 1984 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for pyranograph bimetallic

Annexure-II :List of Indian Product Standards

SI. No.	IS No. & Year	Title
1.	IS 11875 : 1986 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for diffuse pyranometer
2.	IS 11876 : 1986 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for airmeter
3.	IS 12781 : 1989 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Marine bucket for sea surface temperature measurement - Specification
4.	IS 13436 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Sensitive anemometer - Specification
5.	IS 13448 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - Thermoelectric Pyrheliometer - Specification
6.	IS 13459 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Angstrom Pyrheliometer - Specification
7.	IS 15216 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Balloons - Meteorological
8.	IS 15253 : 2002 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Dew gauge - Specification
9.	IS 18627 : 2024	Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges Specification
10.	IS 4849 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Meteorology - Rain measures - Specification First Revision
11.	IS 5225 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - Raingauge non - Recording - Specification First Revision
12.	IS 5235 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Meteorology - raingauges recording - specification First Revision
13.	IS 5793 : 2024	ANEROID BAROMETERS --SPECIFICATION
14.	IS 5798 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for mercury barometers
15.	IS 5799 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specificatioti for windvane
16.	IS 5900 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for hair hygrograph
17.	IS 5901 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for thermograph bimetallic
18.	IS 5912 : 1997 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for anemometer cup counter First Revision
19.	IS 5924 : 1988 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for clock mechanisms and drums for meteorological instruments First Revision
20.	IS 5945 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for barograph aneroid
21.	IS 5946 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Meteorology - Whirling psychrometer - Specification First Revision
22.	IS 5948 : 1970 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for thermometer screens
23.	IS 5973 : 1998 Reviewed In : 2019	Pan Evaporimeter - Specification First Revision
24.	IS 6805 : 1973 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Specification for assmann psychrometer
25.	IS 6806 : 1973 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for snowgauge
26.	IS 6871 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Wind equipment - Distant indicating - Specification First Revision
27.	IS 7243 : 1974 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for sunshine recorder
28.	IS 7244 : 1974 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for thermometer for mercury barometer
29.	IS 8336 : 1977 Reviewed In : 2019	Specification for thermoelectric pyranometer
30.	IS 8693 : 1978 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for net pyrradiometer
31.	IS 8754 : 1992 Reviewed In : 2019	Electrical anemograph - Specification First Revision
32.	IS 9085 : 1979 Reviewed In : 2017	Specification for correction slide for mercury barometers