The Buys Ballot Medal was established to promote advancements in meteorology and is awarded once every ten years.
| 2014 | |
| 2004 | |
| 1995 |
V. Ramanathan, United States |
| 1982 |
Axel Wiin-Nielsen, Denmark |
| 1973 |
Joseph Smagorinsky, United States |
| 1963 |
Eric Palmén, Finland |
| 1953 |
Gustav Swoboda, Czech Republic |
| 1948 |
Sverre Petterssen, Norway |
| 1943 | - |
| 1933 |
Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norway |
| 1923 |
Sir Napier Shaw, United Kingdom |
| 1913 |
Hugo von Hergesell, Germany |
| 1903 |
W. Assman / F.A. Berson, Germany |
| 1893 |
Julius von Hann, Austria |