Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) are partners in a national climate service program that includes the NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the RCCs, and State Climate Offices. The network of six RCCs provides convenient and timely access to accurate and reliable climate information. These centers also monitor and report current climate conditions in the regions they serve. Each RCC serves a multi-state region with applied climate services, reaearch and data. Individual RCCs often pursue unique projects, but they collectively provide a blanket of services, research and data to their constituents, which include the State Climate Offices.

RCC services and research help to better explain climate and its impacts on the region, provide practical solutions to specific climate problems, and allow the development of information on climate-sensitive issues such as agriculture, climate change, energy, the environment, human health, risk management, transportation, and water resources.

The six Regional Climate Centers are:

• High Plains Regional Climate Center
  (serves CO, KS, ND, NE, SD and WY)
• Midwestern Regional Climate Center
  (serves IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI)
• Northeast Regional Climate Center
  (serves, CT, DE, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VT and WV)
• Southeast Regional Climate Center
  (serves AL, FL, GA, NC, SC and VA)
• Southern Regional Climate Center
  (serves AR, LA, MS, OK, TN and TX)
• Western Regional Climate Center
  (serves AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT and WA)