Weather is defined as the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure. In recent years, many Americans have experienced some form of extreme weather. In the last decade, 90% of American counties have been impacted by weather disasters. NOAA Research’s data, tools, and expertise enables everyone to have the knowledge and ability to be safer, healthier and proactively mitigate the wors