| Year | Type | Model | Horizontal Resolution | Layers | Domain | Forecast Length | Documentation | Bye | #/day |
| 1957 | H | Barotropic | 381 km | 1 | NH Octagonal 1977 pts | 72-h | JNWPUB #22 | 6/1993 | 2 |
| 1958 | ? | Baroclinic | ? | 2 | 36-h | JNWPUB #26 | 1/1962 | 1 | |
| 1962 | H | Cressman filtered-equation | 381 km | 3 | NH | 36-h | JNWPUB #34; NWS TBP #105 | 6/1966 (anl until Hough (1974) | 2 |
| 1962 | H | Reed Surface | 381 km | 2 | NH | 36-h | 6/1966 | ||
| 1966 | H | Primative Equation (PE) | 381 km | 6 | NH (53x57 points) | 36-h | Shuman and Hovermale, JAM 1968 | 8/1980 (1/1978) | 2 |
| 1970 | H | PE (Barotropic Extension) | 381 km | 1 | NH | 84-144 h | 8/1980 (1/1978) | 1 | |
| 1974 | G | PE | 2.5 deg | 8 | Global | 12-h (FNL) | NWS TPB #115 | 1976 | |
| 1976 | G | PE | 2.5 deg | 9 | Global | 12-h (FNL) | NWS TPB #258 | 8/1980 | |
| 1977 | G | PE | 3.75 deg | 3 | Global to 48-h; NH to 252-h | 252-h | NWS TPB #215, #257 | 4/1981 | 1 |
| 1978 | H | PE | 190.5 km | 7 | NH (129x129 points) | 84-h | NMC Office Note #177 | 8/1980 | 2 |
| 1978 | H | Barotropic extension | ? | 1 | NH | 84-240 h | 1/1980 | 1 | |
| 1980 | H | PE extension (4th order finite differencing) | 381 km | 7 | NH | 60-144 h | NWS TPB #272, #273, NMC Office Note #316 | 8/1980 | 1 |
| 1980 | H | Barotropic extension | ? | 1 | NH | 144-252 h | NMC Office Note #316 | 8/1980 | 1 |
| 1980 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | R30 | 12 | Global | 48-h | NMC TPB #282 | 10/2002 (1983) | 2 |
| 1980 | H | Spectral Extension | R24 | 12 | NH | 48-144 h | NMC Office Note #316 | 4/1981 | 1 |
| 1983 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | R40 | 12 | Global | 240-h (00z cycle) | 10/2002 (1983) | 2 | |
| 1985 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | R40 | 18, 12 po | Global | 240-h (00z); 72-h (12z) | NWS TPB #349 | 10/2002 (1987) | 2 |
| 1987 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | T80 | 18 | Global | 240-h (00z); 72-h (12z) | 10/2002 (1991) | 2 | |
| 1991 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | T126 | 18 | Global | 240-h, 00z; 72-h (12z) | 10/2002 (1993) | 2 | |
| 1992 | G+E | Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) | T62 | 12 | Global | 240-h, 3 members | NWS TPB #471 | Still (1994) | 1 |
| 1993 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | T126 | 28 | Global | 240-h (00z); 72-h (12z) | 10/2002 (2000) | 2 | |
| 1994 | G+E | Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) | T62 | 18 | Global | 384-h; 17 members | Still (2000) | ||
| 2000 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | T170 (day 1-7) /T62 (day 8-16) | 42 (day 1-7)/28 (day 8-16) | Global | 384-h (00z); 84-h (06,12,18z) | 10/2002 (3/2002) | 4 | |
| 2000 | G+E | Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) | T126 (0-84h); T62 (84-384-h) | 28 (0-84 h); 18 (84-384 h) | Global | 384-h | Still (2004) | ||
| 2001 | G | Seasonal Forecast System | T62 | 28 | Global | 7 months | NWS TPB #480 | 8/2004 | 1 |
| 2002 | G | Global Spectral Model (GSM) (MRF/AVN) | T170 (day 1-7) /T62 (day 8-16) | 42/28 | Global | 384-h (all 4 cycles) | 10/2002 (10/2002) | 4 | |
| 2002 | G | Global Forecast System (renamed from MRF/AVN) | T254 (0-84h); T170 (84-180h); T126 (180-384h) | 64 (0-84h); 42 (84-180h); 28 (180-384 h) | Global | 384-h | Still (2005) | 4 | |
| 2004 | G | Climate Forecast System (CFS, replaces SFM) | T62 | 64 | Global | 9-10 months | Saha et al, 2006 J. Climate | Still (2011) | 2 |
| 2005 | G | GFS | T382 (0-180h); T190 (180-384h) | 64 | Global | 384-h | Still (2010) | 4 | |
| 2005 | G+E | GEFS | T126 (0-180 h); T62 (180-384 h) | 28 | Global | 384-h; 11 members | Still (2006) | 4 | |
| 2006 | G+E | GEFS | T126, 14+1 mbrs | 28 | Global | 384h | EMC Doc | Still (2007) | 2 |
| 2007 | G+E | GEFS | T126, 20+1 mbrs | 28 | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2010) | 2 |
| 2010 | G | GFS | T574 (0-192h); T190 (192-384h) | 64 | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2015) | 4 |
| 2010 | G+E | GEFS | T190 (0-384h) | 28 | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2012) | 4 |
| 2010 | G+E | NAEFS (GEFS+CEFS) | 1 deg lat/lon; 5 km products for CONUS; 6 km products for AK | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2016) | 4 | |
| 2011 | G | CFS; coupiled to GFDL MOM4 | T126 (100 km) | 64 | Global | At 00/06/12/18z: 1 9-month control run; At 00z, 3 1-month perturbed runs; At 06/12/18z; 3 perturbed runs to 45 days | AMS Paper | Still (2014) | 4 cycles/day, 16 total runs/day |
| 2012 | G | GDAS | T254 Hybrid Ensemble DA | 64 | Global | 6h (GDAS fcst) | NWS TIN | Still (2015) | 4 |
| 2012 | G+E | GEFS | T254 (55km) for 0-192h ,T190 for 192-384h | 42 | Global | 384-h | NWS TIN | Still (2015) | 4 |
| 2012 | G | NGAC (Global Aerosol Model) | T126 (1 deg lat/lon) | 64 | Global | 120h | NWS TIN | 9/2020 | 1 (00z) |
| 2015 | G | GFS | T1534 Semi-Lagrangian (0-240h); T574 (240-384h) | 64 | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2017) | 4 |
| 2015 | G+E | GEFS | T574 (33km) to 192h, T382 (55km) from 192-384h | 64 | Global, 21 mbrs | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2020) | 4 |
| 2016 | G+E | NAEFS (GEFS+CEFS) | 1 deg lat/lon (global); 2.5 km products for CONUS; 3 km products for Alaska | Global | 384h | NWS TIN | Still (2018) | 4 | |
| 2016 | G | GDAS | T1534 4D-Hybrid Ensemble DA | 64 | Global | 6h (GDAS fcst) | NWS TIN | Still (2019) | 4 |
| 2017 | G | GFS/GDAS (NEMS-IO replaces Spectral IO) | T1534 Semi-Lagrangian (0-240h); T574 (240-384h) | 64 | Global | 384h | NWS SCN | Still (2019) | 4 |
| 2017 | G | NGAC (Global Aerosol Model) | T126 | 64 | Global | 120h | NWS SCN | 9/2020 | 2 (00z, 12z) |
| 2018 | G+E | NAEFS (GEFS+CEFS) | 0.5 deg global products; 2.5 km CONUS, 3 km Alaska | Global | 384h | NWS SCN | Still | 4 | |
| 2019 | G | GFS (FV3 replaces GSM) | 13 km | 64, model top to 0.2 hPa | Global | 384h | NWS SCN | Still (2021) | 4 |
| 2020 | G+E | GEFS (FV3 replaces GSM) | 25 km; 31 mbrs | 64 | Global | 384h (00z cycle runs to 35 days) | NWS SCN | Still | 4 |
| 2020 | G | GEFS-Aerosol (replaces NGAC) | 25 km | 64 | Global | 120h | NWS SCN | Still | 4 |
| 2021 | G | GFS | 13km | 127, model top to 80 km | Global | 384h | NWS SCN | Still | 4 |
| 2021 | G | WAM-IPE (runs GSM) | T62 | 150 (400-600 km model top) | Global | 48h | NWS SCN | Still | 4 |