The mission of the State Climate Office of North Carolina (SCO) as a Public Service Center is to define, predict and disseminate information about the climatic and environmental factors that impact the people of North Carolina. It is an organization dedicated towards public service through extension activities that include collection and dissemination of climate information pertaining to North Carolina. Research performed at the State Climate Office in cooperation with faculty from collaborating institutes is designed to enhance the extension work. The State Climate Office is committed towards the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of North Carolina and is involved in the multifaceted effort of managing, accessing, providing, analyzing, disseminating and interpreting information to provide environmental stewardship, and to describe, monitor and assess the climate, climate change and resulting impacts on policy changes.