# Ken Graham

> Ken Graham is director. NOAA National Weather Service API (api.weather.gov) on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-29

Director.

Ken Graham became the 17th director of NOAA's National Weather Service on 7 June 2022 and is NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Weather Services. He joined the service as an intern meteorologist in 1994, led its New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast office and then directed NOAA's National Hurricane Center.

## What Ken builds

- [NOAA National Weather Service API (api.weather.gov)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nws-api.md), graded D, 49.8/100, in Weather & climate data. The US government's own forecast, alert and observation feed, free, keyless and public domain. Director, researched 2026-10-29.

## Works with

- [Kolly Mars](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kolly-mars/), NWS API maintainer
- [Stephen Clouse](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stephen-clouse/), Senior software engineer and NWS API maintainer

## Questions

### Who is Ken Graham?

Ken Graham became the 17th director of NOAA's National Weather Service on 7 June 2022 and is NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Weather Services. He joined the service as an intern meteorologist in 1994, led its New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast office and then directed NOAA's National Hurricane Center.

### What does National Weather Service make?

Anchor Terminal lists NOAA National Weather Service API (api.weather.gov) from National Weather Service. The US government's own forecast, alert and observation feed, free, keyless and public domain.

### How are Ken's tools graded?

NOAA National Weather Service API (api.weather.gov) is graded D, 49.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://github.com/weather-gov/api/discussions/200
- https://github.com/StephenClouse
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-clouse-5a2997153
- https://github.com/weather-gov/api/discussions/855
- https://github.com/kollymars
- https://www.weather.gov
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/noaa-nws
- https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
- https://weather-gov.github.io/api/reporting-issues
- https://weather-gov.github.io/api/
- https://www.weather.gov/about

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