Southeast Regional Climate Center
Research Institute
Why pick this one
Southeast Regional Climate Center provides regional climate data and risk-analysis tools across eight Southeast states and territories through its UNC Chapel Hill-based center.
Best for
- Southeast U.S. climate data requests
- drought and precipitation monitoring
- wet bulb globe temperature analysis
- health and mortality research involving weather and climate extremes
- applied research on hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation
Look elsewhere if
- climate analysis outside the Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- general consumer weather forecasting
- emergency weather response services
Specialties
- regional climate data and information
- climate monitoring
- climate forecast interpretation
- extreme weather climatology
- wet bulb globe temperature analysis
- monthly mortality and weather-climate relationship analysis
Certifications
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration partnership
- National Centers for Environmental Information partnership
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What makes them different
- One of six Regional Climate Centers in the United States
- Housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Provides ACIS climate maps, drought maps, and precipitation maps
- Offers Health Explorer and WBGT Explorer tools for weather and climate risk analysis
- Years in business
- 37
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 223 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3615
- Phone
- 19198439721
- Website
- https://sercc.com
- sercc@sercc.com
Services
- climate data services
- climate databases and online tools
- climate maps
- drought monitoring
- precipitation analysis
- applied climate research
- climate publications and reports
- climate outreach