The Regional Meteorological Centre Guwahati was established at Guwahati Airport on 23-07-1949. It was upgraded to Meteorological Centre on 25-03-1974 and further upgraded to RMC on 01-04-1997. All met Offices of North-East region except that in Tripura are under administrative, technical and financial control of RMC Guwahati. At present RMC Guwahati is equipped with APT Unit, SDUC, V-SAT, AMIS / AVRA AMSS EEC Radar in addition to number of surface pilot balloon, RS/RW and Hydromet observatories.