The Impact Factor of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) has increased to 1.459 according to the latest ISI Journal Citation Report, higher than it was in 2012, 1.338. The total cites are 1912 and the self cites remain low at 16%. The latest impact factor reported for the journal is indicative of the journal’s continuing and healthy growth in a rapidly expanding community and holds great promise for the years to come.