Accomplishments and Legacy
- In 1955, Taft served on an American Meteorological Society committee that recommended that the society establish what eventually became their Seal of Approval for broadcast meteorologists.
- Taft served as a colonel in the Texas Air National Guard, and he was often referred to as "Colonel Taft" on the air, especially through the 1970s.
- In 1975, Taft was co-author of the book "Texas Weather" with fellow KXAS meteorologist Ron Godbey. In 1985, Taft testified as an expert witness on wind shear, which he identified as the cause of the crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 on August 2, 1985 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
- In September 2008, KXAS began awarding a Harold Taft Scholarship for undergraduate meteorology students in association with the Lone Star Emmy Educational Foundation. The awards were presented by his daughter Janice Taft Spooner and his oldest granddaughter Denise Spooner Buckner.
- In 2002 Harold Taft's 41-year record of "world's longest-serving TV meteorologist" was superseded by Canadian Dave Devall, who retired with 49 years of experience.
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