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Courses of meteorology and climatology have been included in the curriculum of the Department of Geography since 1918. The majoring in climatology became possible since the academic year 1951/52, when the Chair of Climatology was established at the Geographical Institute, belonging to the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences. The first head of the Chair of Climatology was professor Romuald Gumiński (dead in 1952), the next ones professor Wincenty Okołowicz (1953-1974) and assistant professor Maria Stopa-Boryczka(since 1975). The climatological investigations have been realised in the NE Poland and in Warsaw. In the period 1951-1977 in climatological specialization of University of Warsaw 161 persons have graduated, 20 persons have obtained doctor's degree and 4 persons have qualified as assistant professor. In 1977 was established the first in Poland Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies and then Chair of Climatology was turned into Department of Climatology in the Institute of the Physical Geography Sciences.