noaa.gov
Last scanned Jun 22, 2026
noaa.gov scored a strong 88 out of 100 in its WCAG 2.2 accessibility assessment completed on June 22, 2026. The assessment identified 5 distinct accessibility violations totalling 133 instances, including 1 critical, 130 serious, 2 moderate issues. The most pressing issues include touch targets too small (WCAG 2.5.8), 126 instances; insufficient colour contrast (WCAG 1.4.3), 3 instances; and heading levels skipped (WCAG 1.3.1), 2 instances. The assessment covered 10 pages across 95 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. With 198 third-party requests from 5 vendors, the site may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy consent requirements.
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Key Accessibility Issues
133 violations found across 5 rules — 1 critical, 130 serious, 2 moderate, 0 minor
Ensure touch target have sufficient size and space
WCAG 2.5.8 · 126 instances found
Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
WCAG 1.4.3 · 3 instances found · How to fix →
Page has no <h1> heading — every page should have exactly one
WCAG 1.3.1 · 2 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures every form element has a label
WCAG 4.1.2 · 1 instance found · How to fix →
Ensures each HTML document contains a non-empty <title> element
WCAG 2.4.2 · 1 instance found
Cookie Consent & Compliance
noaa.gov does not appear to use a consent management platform. With 198 third-party requests from 5 vendors and 4 cookies detected, the site may not be compliant with GDPR Article 6 and ePrivacy Directive Article 5(3) requirements for prior consent. Learn about cookie consent requirements.
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Third-Party Trackers
198 requests detected from 5 vendors — Google LLC, SiteImprove, UNPKG, Volentio JSD, Google
Third-Party Trackers
198 requests detected from 5 vendors — Google LLC, SiteImprove, UNPKG, Volentio JSD, Google
Analytics
93
Marketing
0
Necessary
60
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| SiteImprove | Analytics | script | siteimproveanalytics.com |
| SiteImprove | Analytics | script | 6294131.global.r2.siteimproveanalytics.io |
| UNPKG | Essential | script | unpkg.com |
| Volentio JSD | Essential | script | cdn.jsdelivr.net |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Other | script | region1.google-analytics.com |
Cookies
4 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing
Cookies
4 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing
Total
4
Necessary
0
Functional
0
Analytics
4
Marketing
0
Unknown
0
| Name | Domain | Category | Provider | Expiry | Secure | HttpOnly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nmstat | .noaa.gov | Analytics | Siteimprove | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| _ga | .noaa.gov | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _ga_CSLL4ZEK4L | .noaa.gov | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _ga_FVJXY24VSZ | .noaa.gov | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
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