At one extreme, it is the provider of relatively uncontroversial weather stats on which other forecasters base their work.

BBC: Flooding in York

The one time decent weather lingered for more than a day, base camp was so crowded that we had to wander around the moraine looking for another spot flat enough to put up a tent.

WSJ: Amid the Perils of Patagonia

Generally held on the sprawling outdoor grounds of the Pentagon, rainy weather pushed the ceremony next door to the Joint Base Ft.

CNN: Panetta gets a send-off but he's not yet out the door