Weather Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020651,891

Best year201118,582 earned

All-time popularity#58official, as of 2020#59by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1927. Peak year 2011 with 18,582. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1927616 earned#57 of 68

19281,812 earned#55 of 88

19291,671 earned#50 of 89

19301,445 earned#57 of 92

19311,633 earned#57 of 96

19321,460 earned#60 of 98

19331,832 earned#58 of 101

19341,238 earned#63 of 101

19351,774 earned#60 of 101

19361,443 earned#59 of 101

19371,224 earned#68 of 102

19381,563 earned#61 of 105

19391,269 earned#70 of 106

19401,526 earned#64 of 106

19411,551 earned#60 of 106

19421,228 earned#63 of 110

19432,070 earned#57 of 112

19442,666 earned#57 of 111

19452,439 earned#59 of 111

19462,075 earned#59 of 111

19471,440 earned#65 of 111

19481,598 earned#61 of 111

19491,610 earned#62 of 111

19501,689 earned#66 of 111

19511,847 earned#69 of 111

19522,489 earned#65 of 120

19533,306 earned#56 of 105

19544,509 earned#51 of 103

19554,859 earned#50 of 100

19564,809 earned#50 of 100

19574,337 earned#51 of 100

19584,089 earned#53 of 101

19594,277 earned#54 of 101

19604,833 earned#54 of 100

19615,218 earned#52 of 101

19624,633 earned#55 of 101

19634,392 earned#59 of 102

19643,889 earned#60 of 107

19653,317 earned#64 of 109

19662,871 earned#68 of 110

19672,867 earned#74 of 112

19683,436 earned#65 of 112

19693,785 earned#66 of 113

19703,173 earned#73 of 113

19713,088 earned#72 of 113

19723,635 earned#76 of 124

19733,682 earned#79 of 122

19745,644 earned#76 of 121

19755,676 earned#78 of 128

19765,464 earned#74 of 130

19775,052 earned#73 of 130

19784,654 earned#71 of 131

19793,576 earned#71 of 132

19802,645 earned#70 of 132

19813,562 earned#69 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

199312,108 earned#46 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199614,520 earned#39 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200016,527 earned#40 of 128

200114,502 earned#42 of 129

200217,245 earned#40 of 129

200317,586 earned#37 of 130

200418,487 earned#34 of 121

200517,223 earned#36 of 121

200616,158 earned#36 of 121

200716,001 earned#37 of 121

200816,262 earned#36 of 121

200917,927 earned#36 of 122

201016,345 earned#38 of 125

201118,582 earned#33 of 129

201217,869 earned#35 of 132

201315,958 earned#28 of 129

201415,846 earned#39 of 136

201514,622 earned#41 of 138

201612,665 earned#43 of 138

201712,690 earned#41 of 139

201812,430 earned#43 of 139

201912,311 earned#42 of 139

20209,215 earned#28 of 137

2021No data available#40 of 137

2022No data available#47 of 138

2023No data available#44 of 138

2024No data available#44 of 138

2025No data available#47 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#47 of 141" means the badge was number 47 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1927616#57 of 68

19281,812#55 of 88

19291,671#50 of 89

19301,445#57 of 92

19311,633#57 of 96

19321,460#60 of 98

19331,832#58 of 101

19341,238#63 of 101

19351,774#60 of 101

19361,443#59 of 101

19371,224#68 of 102

19381,563#61 of 105

19391,269#70 of 106

19401,526#64 of 106

19411,551#60 of 106

19421,228#63 of 110

19432,070#57 of 112

19442,666#57 of 111

19452,439#59 of 111

19462,075#59 of 111

19471,440#65 of 111

19481,598#61 of 111

19491,610#62 of 111

19501,689#66 of 111

19511,847#69 of 111

19522,489#65 of 120

19533,306#56 of 105

19544,509#51 of 103

19554,859#50 of 100

19564,809#50 of 100

19574,337#51 of 100

19584,089#53 of 101

19594,277#54 of 101

19604,833#54 of 100

19615,218#52 of 101

19624,633#55 of 101

19634,392#59 of 102

19643,889#60 of 107

19653,317#64 of 109

19662,871#68 of 110

19672,867#74 of 112

19683,436#65 of 112

19693,785#66 of 113

19703,173#73 of 113

19713,088#72 of 113

19723,635#76 of 124

19733,682#79 of 122

19745,644#76 of 121

19755,676#78 of 128

19765,464#74 of 130

19775,052#73 of 130

19784,654#71 of 131

19793,576#71 of 132

19802,645#70 of 132

19813,562#69 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199312,108#46 of 123

1994—

1995—

199614,520#39 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200016,527#40 of 128

200114,502#42 of 129

200217,245#40 of 129

200317,586#37 of 130

200418,487#34 of 121

200517,223#36 of 121

200616,158#36 of 121

200716,001#37 of 121

200816,262#36 of 121

200917,927#36 of 122

201016,345#38 of 125

201118,582#33 of 129

201217,869#35 of 132

201315,958#28 of 129

201415,846#39 of 136

201514,622#41 of 138

201612,665#43 of 138

201712,690#41 of 139

201812,430#43 of 139

201912,311#42 of 139

20209,215#28 of 137

2021—#40 of 137

2022—#47 of 138

2023—#44 of 138

2024—#44 of 138

2025—#47 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Weather: workbook data

Printings (96)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	HC	Notes
c	1928		3A	back-3		1928	3816
c	1928		3B-1A	back-3		1928	3816				"weather" in red
x	1928		3B-1B	back-3		1928	3816				"weather" in yellow
	1929		3B-1B	back-3		1929	3816				"weather" in yellow
x	1929		3B-2	back-3		1929	3816
c	1929	November	3B-2	back-3		1929	3816
	1930		3B-2	back-3		1930	3816
x	1930	April	3B-2	back-3		1930	3816
x	1930	November	3B-2	back-3		1930	3816
x	1931	February	3B-2	back-3		1930	3816
x	1932	October	3B-2	back-3	2M	1930	3816
	1933	not made
x	1934	June	3B-2	back-3	1M	1930	3816
x	1935	March	3B-2	back-3	1M	1930	3816
x	1936	February	3B-2	back-3	2M	1930	3816
x	1937	April	3B-2	back-3	2M	1937	3816
x	1938	August	3D	back-3	2M	1937	3816
	1939	not made
	1940	February	3B-2	back-3	2M	1937	3816
x	1940	February	3D	back-3	2M	1937	3816
	1941	June	3D	back-3	2M	1937	3816
x	1941	June	4	back-4	2M	1937	3816			HCB
	1942	not made
x	1943	February	4	back-4	5M	1943	3816
x	1944	April	4	back-4	6M	1943	3816
x	1944	April	5A	back-5a	6M	1943	3816
x	1945	January	5B	back-5blank	1.5M	1943	3816
x	1945	September	5B	back-5blank	4M	1943	3816
	1946	not made
x	1947	March	5B	back-5blank	3M	1943	3816
x	1948	July	5B	back-5blank	3M	1943	3816
	1949	not made
x	1950	January	5B	back-5blank	3M	1943	3816
x	1951	January	5B	back-5blank	2M	1943	3816
x	1951	October	5B	back-6a	4M	1943	3816
x	1952	December	6A	back-6b-1	4M	1943	3816
x	1953	June	6A	back-6b-1	4M	1943	3816			HCI
x	1954	March	6A	back-6b-2	6M	1943	3816
x	1954	October	6A	back-6b-2	10M	1943	3816
x	1955	December	6A	back-6b-2	10M	1943	3816
x	1956	September	6A	back-6b-2	10M	1943	3816
x	1957	July	6A	back-6b-2	12M	1943	3816
x	1958	October	6A	back-6c-2	10M	1943	3816
x	1959	December	6A	back-6c-2	10M	1943	3816			HCJV1, HCJV2
x	1960	July	6A	back-6d	16M	1943	3816
x	1961	July	6A	back-6e	11M	1943	3816
x	1962	July	6A	back-6f	6M	1943	3816
x	1963	May	6B	back-6g	12M	1963				HCJV2
x	1964	February	6B	back-6g	12M	1963
x	1965	March	6B	back-6h	12M	1963
x	1966	May	6B	back-6i	10M	1963				HCL
x	1967	May	6B	back-6i	10M	1963
x	1968	April	7	back-7	11M	1963				HCL
x	1969	February	7	back-7	13M	1963
x	1970	May	7	back-7	12M	1963	3274			HCL, HCM
	1971	not made
x	1972	January	7	back-7	10M	1963	3274			HCSV1
c	1973	January	8	back-8a-2	10M	1963	3274
x	1974	January	8	back-8a-2	15M	1963	3274
x	1975	February	8	back-8b	12M	1963	3274
x	1976	April	8	back-8c-1	10M	1963	3274
x	1977	May	8	back-8c-2	8M	1963	3274
x	1978	May	8	back-8d	8M	1963	3274
x	1979	October	9A	back-9a	7.5M	1963	3274
	1980	not made
x	1981	April	9A	back-9a	5.5M	1963	3274
x	1982	April	9A	back-9a	5.5M	1963	3274
	1983	March	9A	back-9a	2.5M	1963	3274
x	1983	May	9A	back-9a	6M	1963	3274
x	1984	May	9A	back-9a	6M	1963	3274
	1985	not made
x	1986	May	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1963	3274
x	1986	October	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1963	3274
x	1987	July	9A	back-9b-2	5.5M	1963	3274
x	1988	April	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1963	3274
x	1989	January	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1963	3274
x	1989	October	9A	back-9b-2	8M	1963	3274
	1990	not made
x	1991	February	9A	back-9c-1	8M	1963	3274
x	1992	July	9B-1	back-9c-2	8M	1963, 1992	33274	730176332741
x	1993	July	9B-1	back-9d	7M	1963, 1992	33274	730176332741
x	1994	March	9B-1	back-9d	9M	1963, 1992	33274	730176332741
x	1995	August	9B-2	back-9d	8M	1963, 1992	33274	730176332741
x	1996	May	9B-2	back-9d	9M	1963, 1992	33274	730176332741
x	1997	September	9B-2	back-9d		1992	33274	730176332741
	1998	not made
x	1999		9B-2	back-9f		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2000		9B-2	back-9f		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2001		9B-2	back-9f		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2002		9B-2	back-9f		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2003		9B-2	back-9g		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2004		9B-2	back-9g		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2005		9B-2	back-9g		1992	33274A	730176332741
x	2006		9C	back-9g		2006	33274B	730176324531
	2007	not made
x	2008		9C	back-9g		2006	33274B	730176324531
x	2008		10A	back-1008a1		2006	35964	730176359649
x	2009		10B	back-1009a1		2006	35964	730176359649
x	2010		10C-1	back-1010a1		2006	35964	730176359649
	2011	not made
x	2012		10C-1	back-1010a1		2006	35964	730176359649
x	2013		10C-2	back-1013a1		2013	35964	730176357201	618364		01268-AL
x	2014		10C-2	back-1013a1		2013	35964	730176357201	618364		01268-AL
	2015	not made
x	2016		10D-1	back-1016b1		2013	35964	730176357201	618364		01042-AL
x	2017		10D-1	back-1016b1		2013	35964	730176357201	618364		00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-2	back-1019b1		2019	35964	730176350783	650748		00358-AL
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
	2022	not made
x	2023		10D-2	back-1019b1		2019	35964	730176350783	650748		358
	2024	not made
	2025		11A	back-1125		2025	35964
	2026	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1927	616	57	68
1928	1,812	55	88
1929	1,671	50	89
1930	1,445	57	92
1931	1,633	57	96
1932	1,460	60	98
1933	1,832	58	101
1934	1,238	63	101
1935	1,774	60	101
1936	1,443	59	101
1937	1,224	68	102
1938	1,563	61	105
1939	1,269	70	106
1940	1,526	64	106
1941	1,551	60	106
1942	1,228	63	110
1943	2,070	57	112
1944	2,666	57	111
1945	2,439	59	111
1946	2,075	59	111
1947	1,440	65	111
1948	1,598	61	111
1949	1,610	62	111
1950	1,689	66	111
1951	1,847	69	111
1952	2,489	65	120
1953	3,306	56	105
1954	4,509	51	103
1955	4,859	50	100
1956	4,809	50	100
1957	4,337	51	100
1958	4,089	53	101
1959	4,277	54	101
1960	4,833	54	100
1961	5,218	52	101
1962	4,633	55	101
1963	4,392	59	102
1964	3,889	60	107
1965	3,317	64	109
1966	2,871	68	110
1967	2,867	74	112
1968	3,436	65	112
1969	3,785	66	113
1970	3,173	73	113
1971	3,088	72	113
1972	3,635	76	124
1973	3,682	79	122
1974	5,644	76	121
1975	5,676	78	128
1976	5,464	74	130
1977	5,052	73	130
1978	4,654	71	131
1979	3,576	71	132
1980	2,645	70	132
1981	3,562	69	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	12,108	46	123
1994
1995
1996	14,520	39	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	16,527	40	128
2001	14,502	42	129
2002	17,245	40	129
2003	17,586	37	130
2004	18,487	34	121
2005	17,223	36	121
2006	16,158	36	121
2007	16,001	37	121
2008	16,262	36	121
2009	17,927	36	122
2010	16,345	38	125
2011	18,582	33	129
2012	17,869	35	132
2013	15,958	28	129
2014	15,846	39	136
2015	14,622	41	138
2016	12,665	43	138
2017	12,690	41	139
2018	12,430	43	139
2019	12,311	42	139
2020	9,215	28	137
2021		40	137
2022		47	138
2023		44	138
2024		44	138
2025		47	141