David Grimes (meteorologist)

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David Grimes during the 10th Plenary of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-X) in Geneva.
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  • Member of the Order of Canada (2020) Edit this on Wikidata

David Grimes CM is a career meteorologist who studied mathematics and nuclear and quantum physics at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He has been assistant deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada in charge of the Meteorological Service of Canada since July 2006. From 2011 to 2019, he was elected president of the World Meteorological Organization by its 189 members, succeeding Alexander Bedritskiy of Russia.[1][2][3][4]

In 2020, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.[5] The same year, Grimes was given the International Meteorological Organization Prize.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "David Grimes". World Meteorological Organization. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Backgrounder - Canadian to Lead World Meteorological Organization - Biography". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ Renata D'Aliesio (May 25, 2011). "First Canadian to be world's weatherman forecasts more focus on North". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ a b "WMO former president David Grimes is honoured". World Meteorological Organization. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-21.


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