Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one month.

Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it would phase out data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, which has collected weather data for military operations for more than 50 years.

“Due to recent service changes, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) will........

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