We’ve been dedicated to making lives simpler, safer, and better since
1962.
1960s
1962
AccuWeather was founded by Dr. Joel N. Myers in State
College, Pennsylvania.
1967
First Snow Warning Service client served.
1970s
1972
The first radio station (WARM-AM, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) and
television station (WPVI-TV, Philadelphia) sign on with
AccuWeather.
1975
AccuWeather introduces the industry's first 7-day local
forecast for television.
1980s
1980
AccuWeather is named the official weather forecaster for the
Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, NY.
1983
AccuWeather launches worldwide forecast services and begins
transmitting weather data and text directly to newspapers'
typesetting computers.
1986
AccuWeather pioneers the electronic delivery of complete
weather pages for newspapers and air-ready satellite, radar,
and weather graphics for television.
1990s
1992
In recognition of AccuWeather’s 30th anniversary
celebration, November 15, 1992 was proclaimed AccuWeather
Day in Pennsylvania.
1996
AccuWeather.com launches AccuWeather.com and Local Cable
Weather™, a turnkey weather programming solution for cable
channels.
1997
AccuWeather founder Dr. Joel N. Myers is recognized as one
of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.
1998
AccuWeather opens the doors to a new 52,000 sq. ft. global
headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania.
2000s
2002
AccuWeather begins services to PDAs and cell phones, and the
one billionth free page is accessed on AccuWeather.com.
2005
The 24/7 AccuWeather Channel™ is introduced and the ABC
Television Group becomes the first customer to sign up for
the service.
2005
AccuWeather becomes the first weather company to receive the
ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award for our innovative use
of GIS (geographic information systems).
2006
AccuWeather is recognized by Congressional Committee for
warning the public of Katrina’s threats to New Orleans a
full 12 hours before the National Hurricane Center.
2009
AccuWeather expands its advertising sales operations with a
new office at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan and begins
providing weather for the New York Times.
2010s
2011
AccuWeather partners with more than 85% of major mobile
manufacturers worldwide.
2012
StoryTeller+™, an interactive touchscreen system that
enhances the television newsroom experience, is introduced.
StoryTeller+ is currently being used in 14 of the top 15
U.S. television markets.
2013
AccuWeather launches first-of-its-kind 45-day forecast. (AccuWeather was also first to introduce detailed 5-day,
7-day, 10-day, 15-day, 25-day, 30-day, and 90-day forecasts.)
2015
AccuWeather announces historic Joint Venture with Huafeng
Media Group, the commercial weather media company owned by
the China Meteorological Administration, for the exclusive
distribution of weather information in China.
2017
Independent ForecastWatch analysis of 30 million forecasts
names AccuWeather the world's most accurate source of
weather forecasts and warnings.
2017
Dr. Joel Myers receives Lifetime Achievement Award from National Weather Association.
2018
Dr. Joel Myers receives Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Applied Meteorology from American Meteorological Society Award.
2019
Steven R. Smith becomes President of AccuWeather and Dr. Joel N. Myers is CEO.
2019
The AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes is introduced to better the communications of severe weather and its impacts beyond the limits of the Saffir-Simpson scale.
2020s
2020
Redesigned AccuWeather app is launched.
2020
5-year ForecastWatch study reconfirms AccuWeather forecast superiority regarding temperature and wind and Kantar TV forecast study proves AccuWeather forecast is superior in top ABC markets over all local competitors with highest accuracy and most useful detail.
2021
AccuWeather acquires Plume Labs, the leading authority on air pollution data.
2022
AccuWeather celebrates 60 years.
Today
AccuWeather is the most recognized and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, known to billions, and is proven and verified to be the most accurate. Our forecasts appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, heard on over 400 radio stations, and on 100 television stations in addition to the AccuWeather Network and NOW streaming service. AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500.
Over and above Superior Accuracy, AccuWeather delivers Superior Value to help people understand the impact of weather and make the best decisions
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