Weather and Climate Data Analysis. Reduction of Meteorological Uncertainty. Detection and Mitigation of Risks.
About Us
Applied Weather Associates (AWA) is the world leader in the development of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP), precipitation frequency analysis, climate change assessments, forensic expert witness support, and risk analysis/hazard mitigation. We have unparalleled experience developing meteorological inputs and applying these to hydrologic models that are utilized in design and evaluation for critical and high value infrastructure.
AWA has more than 20 years of experience
Completing hundreds of studies worldwide, covering all sizes from a single building to areas larger than the state of Texas.
Our team incorporates expert analysis, innovative approaches, and state-of-the-science technology to provide our clients with consistently reliable products and cost-effective solutions. Let’s discuss how we can collaborate to address your meteorological and hydrological challenges.

Latest News
AWA teamed with AECOM and New Jersey dam safety to develop updated PMP, Annual Exceedance Probabilities (AEP), and climate assessments covering the entire state and surrounding regions. The PMP depths replace HMR depths which are more than 50 years old. Extensive analysis was completed in partnership with AECOM to develop
AWA worked closely with the North Carolina dam safety team and reviewers to develop updated PMP, Annual Exceedance Probabilities (AEP), and climate assessments covering the entire state of North Carolina and surrounding regions. The PMP depths replaced HMR depths that were more than 50 years old and included several new
AWA continues to support the mining industry world-wide. Providing PMP, Annual Exceedance Probability, and Climate Change analyses for several Barrick Gold sites, a planned mine in Alaska, and a planned mine in Ecuador. These new studies are in additional the many already completed in some of the most complex and
AWA was featured in a probable maximum precipitation webinar in August of 2023 for Ohio Dam Safety and the Water Management Association of Ohio. You may watch the video below.
SPAS has been the industry standard used to quantify rainfall accumulation in time, space, and magnitude for more than 20 years. SPAS outputs have been applied in hundreds of PMP and hydrologic modeling studies worldwide and are the foundation of our meteorological inputs for the most critical infrastructure such as