The State of the Climate is an annual report that is primarily led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center (NOAA/NCDC), located in Asheville, North Carolina, but whose leadership and authorship spans roughly 100 institutions in about 50 countries.

The 2010 edition (released June 28, 2011) contained submissions from 368 authors from 45 nations and covered 41 climate indicators.

[1] The 2010 edition contained a highlights document that summarized the major findings of the report.

The cover featured East African women walking to retrieve water in a dust storm.

Its cover featured an Arctic scene, reflecting major events in that region during the year.

[15] Concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere surged by a record amount in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization.