The most comprehensive study of forecast accuracy ever undertaken overwhelmingly reconfirmed AccuWeather as the world's most accurate source of wind, precipitation and high-temperature forecasts.
AccuWeather.com available in over 200 languages and dialects worldwide
Daily data requests exceed 45 billion
Independent ForecastWatch analysis of 30 million forecasts confirms AccuWeather as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings everywhere in the world
Daily data requests exceed 30 billion
Celebrates 55 years of innovation and contributions to the advancement of commercial meteorology
Receives W3 Best-in-Show award for iOS app and Gold award for Android app
Day by Day 90-Day Forecast launched, longest-range forecast available in the world
AccuWeather.com available in over 100 languages and dialects worldwide
Daily data requests exceed 17 billion
Launches StormDirector+, interactive turnkey weather solution for local TV stations
Barry Lee Myers named Fellow of American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Launches 24/7 AccuWeather Network cable channel on Verizon FiOS
Announces historic Joint Venture with Huafeng Media Group for the exclusive distribution of weather information in China
Launches AccUcast®, exclusive crowdsourced weather feature enabling users to share their weather updates worldwide
Featured in global marketing campaign with Microsoft®, reaching new record levels of brand recognition and trust
Won W3 Appy Awards for best-in-class applications
Launches AccuWeather MinuteCast ®, Minute-By-Minute forecasts™ to app and online products
Distribution of AccuWeather mobile apps reaches 1.3 million devices worldwide
Unveils 30-Day Forecast option to web and mobile
StoryTeller® Interactive Touchscreen system used in all Top Ten U.S. Broadcast markets
Launches first-of-its-kind 45-Day Forecast to web and mobile products
Acquires MarineWeather®
Acquires SkyMotion, Inc.® in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Launches revolutionary 25-Day Forecast
Wins “Best iPhone App” at the 2012 Mobile Show in Dubai
SkyGuard® Mobile launches with customized warnings and information delivered to iPhones
Forms multiplatform weather content partnership with Fox Television Stations
Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Partners with more than 85% of major mobile manufacturers worldwide
Elliot Abrams included into National Meteorologist Hall of Fame
Dr. Joel N. Myers named Fellow of American Meteorological Society (AMS)
WeatherData Services, Inc. becomes AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions ®
Receives Corporate Award from the AMS for “nearly 50 years of exceptional innovation and leadership in weather applications and communication”
Named as one of the “ten coolest internships in America” by the San Francisco Chronicle
Launches global website in 33 languages
Special partnership with Apple for iPad launch
Expands advertising sales operations with new Manhattan office at Rockefeller Center
Named second most-downloaded application for iPhone
Barry Myers, CEO, joins NOAA’s Environmental Information Services Working Group
AccuWeather Television Network becomes available in 67 broadcast markets via AT&T U-verse TV
Begins providing weather page for the New York Times
Launches apps for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android
Receives five Telly awards
AccuWeather.com one of the top ten mobile sites
Launches CinemaLiveHD® weather display system
Launches GISPro®
Launches SelectWarn 2.0 ® severe weather display system
Barry Lee Myers named AccuWeather Chief Executive Officer
Offers weather and news content for digital signage platforms
Acquires WeatherData, Inc., the leader in user-centric severe weather warnings
Recognized by Congressional Committee for warning the public of Katrina’s threats to New Orleans a full twelve hours before the National Hurricane Center
Introduces arthritis, flu, and asthma health indices
Adds Premium v3.0 to its award-winning lineup of digital applications
Introduces the world’s first 4-hour Predictive Radar
Local AccuWeather channel launched in ten markets
Provides content onto more than 600 websites
Galileo becomes best-selling TV weather system
AccuWeather’s graphical weather content for wireless devices wins Best of Show award at Internet World Essentials
AccuWeather.com introduced on Mobile web platform
Offers Hour-by-Hour™ forecasts expanded for one million locations
Acquires newspaper divisions of WeatherData, Inc. and Meteorlogix, LLC
One billionth free page accessed on AccuWeather.com
Acquires OnlineWeather, a UK-based weather company
Introduces Galileo® Weather System
Streaming video launched at AccuWeather.com
Introduces ULTRA LocalCast™ for the most localized forecast displays
Introduces Neighborhood NEXRAD ™ storm-tracker street level radar system
Aviation Internet site, including online flight plan filing with the FAA, available at PilotWeather.com
Technology Council of Central PA awards AccuWeather as “Technology Company of the Year”
Opens new 52,000 sq. ft. global headquarters in State College, PA
Introduces the exclusive and patented AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature®
AccuNet™/ Associated Press (AP) Photo Library offered to schools/libraries
AccuWeather Founder, President, and Chairman Dr. Joel N. Myers honored as one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history in Entrepreneur magazine’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs book
10 Day hour-by-hour forecast invented
RadioShack and AccuWeather introduce Home Weather Station
Purchases Widespread Weather Services business and introduces WeatherPager™ service
AccuWeather for Windows software introduced
Acquires WeatherSource Corporation located in Montgomery, AL
Introduces AccuWeather.com online
UltraGraphix ULTRA Weather System ™ wins “NAB Pick-of-Show” award for “advancement in the art and science of television broadcast”
Senior Vice President Elliot Abrams wins the National Weather Association’s “Radio/TV Broadcaster of the Year” award
Introduces FlyThru® animations
Introduces StormPath™ and StormTimer™ radar forecasts
Acquires TotalWeather Corporation located in Minneapolis, MN
The AccuWeather Center named a top educational product by Curriculum Administrator
Introduces current and forecast UltraViolet (UV) Index
Introduces UltraGraphix-PLUS™ 32 color-bit graphics
AccuCall® 2000 wins the Golden Phone Award as the best “general news” service available by telephone
Senior Vice President Elliot Abrams wins the 1993 AMS Award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist
AccuWeather Forecaster and its use of AccuData® named as one of top 10 things to do with your computer by Discover magazine
Reaches agreement with Telemet for representation in portions of South America
Introduces FirstWarn® weather warning system
Reaches agreement with Unisys to acquire real-time NEXRAD Doppler radar data
In recognition of AccuWeather’s 30th anniversary celebration, November 15, 1992 was proclaimed AccuWeather Day in Pennsylvania
Begins automated fax service, AccuWeather Fax™
Dr. Joel N. Myers, wins The PA Association of Broadcasters, Pride in Pennsylvania Business Award
Begins service to CompuServe On-Line with AccuWeather named a top educational product by Curriculum Administrator for the first of three times
Introduces UltraGraphix®,ultra-high spatial and color resolution ready-for-air graphics
Acquires WeatherScan International Corporation, located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introduces lightning data and graphics
Distributes Reuters Olympic graphics to newspapers worldwide
AccuWeather Forecaster™ software introduced
Introduces new television graphics system
Introduces electronic color newspaper weather pages
Introduces the new radar display, RadarPlus™
Begins service to Prodigy
Introduces MacWeather newspaper graphics
Becomes an Apple developer
Begins producing the AP weather maps and operating the AP Access computer system
Begins satellite delivery for ready-for-air satellite, radar, and weather graphics
Develops aviation and education products
Begins production of color satellite images
Introduces ready-for-air TV weather graphics
Begins worldwide forecast service
Develops USA Today weather page
Named the Official Weather Forecaster For the World’s Fair at Knoxville, Tennessee
Named the official Weather Forecaster for the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, NY
AccuWeather Weather Analysis Computer System (ACCU/WACSTM) installed
Introduces 7-day local forecasts for television
Introduces weather graphics by fax
Introduces newspaper services
First television station signs on (WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, PA)
First radio station signs on (WARM, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA)
First government agency served with Snow Warning Service ™
First forensics customer served
First ski area served
Dr. Joel N. Myers founds privately-held company
Serves first client, a Pennsylvania utility