diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fa4368..561bb7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ from aws_embedded_metrics import metric_scope
 @metric_scope
 def my_handler(metrics):
     metrics.put_dimensions({"Foo": "Bar"})
-    metrics.put_metric("ProcessingLatency", 100, "Milliseconds")
+    metrics.put_metric("ProcessingLatency", 100, "Milliseconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD)
+    metrics.put_metric("Memory.HeapUsed", 1600424.0, "Bytes", StorageResolution.HIGH)
     metrics.set_property("AccountId", "123456789012")
     metrics.set_property("RequestId", "422b1569-16f6-4a03")
     metrics.set_property("DeviceId", "61270781-c6ac-46f1")
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ def my_handler(metrics):
 
 The `MetricsLogger` is the interface you will use to publish embedded metrics.
 
-- **put_metric**(key: str, value: float, unit: str = "None") -> MetricsLogger
+- **put_metric**(key: str, value: float, unit: str = "None", storage_resolution: int = 60) -> MetricsLogger
 
-Adds a new metric to the current logger context. Multiple metrics using the same key will be appended to an array of values. The Embedded Metric Format supports a maximum of 100 values per key. If more metric values are added than are supported by the format, the logger will be flushed to allow for new metric values to be captured.
+Adds a new metric to the current logger context. Multiple metrics using the same key will be appended to an array of values. Multiple metrics cannot have same key and different storage resolution. The Embedded Metric Format supports a maximum of 100 values per key. If more metric values are added than are supported by the format, the logger will be flushed to allow for new metric values to be captured.
 
 Requirements:
 
@@ -64,10 +65,18 @@ Requirements:
 - Values must be in the range of 8.515920e-109 to 1.174271e+108. In addition, special values (for example, NaN, +Infinity, -Infinity) are not supported.
 - Metrics must meet CloudWatch Metrics requirements, otherwise a `InvalidMetricError` will be thrown. See [MetricDatum](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/APIReference/API_MetricDatum.html) for valid values.
 
+- ##### Storage Resolution
+An OPTIONAL value representing the storage resolution for the corresponding metric. Setting this to `High` specifies this metric as a high-resolution metric, so that CloudWatch stores the metric with sub-minute resolution down to one second. Setting this to `Standard` specifies this metric as a standard-resolution metric, which CloudWatch stores at 1-minute resolution. If a value is not provided, then a default value of `Standard` is assumed. See [Cloud Watch High-Resolution metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/publishingMetrics.html#high-resolution-metrics)
+
 Examples:
 
 ```py
+# Standard Resolution example
 put_metric("Latency", 200, "Milliseconds")
+put_metric("Latency", 201, "Milliseconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD)
+
+# High Resolution example
+put_metric("Memory.HeapUsed", 1600424.0, "Bytes", StorageResolution.HIGH)
 ```
 
 - **set_property**(key: str, value: Any) -> MetricsLogger
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metric.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metric.py
index 7ef419f..ee02259 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metric.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metric.py
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 
 
 class Metric(object):
-    def __init__(self, value: float, unit: str = None):
+    def __init__(self, value: float, unit: str = None, storage_resolution: StorageResolution = StorageResolution.STANDARD):
         self.values = [value]
         self.unit = unit or "None"
+        self.storage_resolution = storage_resolution or StorageResolution.STANDARD
 
     def add_value(self, value: float) -> None:
         self.values.append(value)
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_context.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_context.py
index bcb1cea..3e5303a 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_context.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_context.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics.config import get_config
 from aws_embedded_metrics.logger.metric import Metric
 from aws_embedded_metrics.validator import validate_dimension_set, validate_metric
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Set
 
 
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.metrics: Dict[str, Metric] = {}
         self.should_use_default_dimensions = True
         self.meta: Dict[str, Any] = {"Timestamp": utils.now()}
+        self.metric_name_and_resolution_map: Dict[str, StorageResolution] = {}
 
-    def put_metric(self, key: str, value: float, unit: str = None) -> None:
+    def put_metric(self, key: str, value: float, unit: str = None, storage_resolution: StorageResolution = StorageResolution.STANDARD) -> None:
         """
         Adds a metric measurement to the context.
         Multiple calls using the same key will be stored as an
@@ -49,13 +51,14 @@ def put_metric(self, key: str, value: float, unit: str = None) -> None:
         context.put_metric("Latency", 100, "Milliseconds")
         ```
         """
-        validate_metric(key, value, unit)
+        validate_metric(key, value, unit, storage_resolution, self.metric_name_and_resolution_map)
         metric = self.metrics.get(key)
         if metric:
             # TODO: we should log a warning if the unit has been changed
             metric.add_value(value)
         else:
-            self.metrics[key] = Metric(value, unit)
+            self.metrics[key] = Metric(value, unit, storage_resolution)
+        self.metric_name_and_resolution_map[key] = storage_resolution
 
     def put_dimensions(self, dimension_set: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_logger.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_logger.py
index e564e59..c25cae2 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_logger.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/logger/metrics_logger.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics.logger.metrics_context import MetricsContext
 from aws_embedded_metrics.validator import validate_namespace
 from aws_embedded_metrics.config import get_config
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Dict, Tuple
 import sys
 import traceback
@@ -78,8 +79,10 @@ def set_namespace(self, namespace: str) -> "MetricsLogger":
         self.context.namespace = namespace
         return self
 
-    def put_metric(self, key: str, value: float, unit: str = "None") -> "MetricsLogger":
-        self.context.put_metric(key, value, unit)
+    def put_metric(
+        self, key: str, value: float, unit: str = "None", storage_resolution: StorageResolution = StorageResolution.STANDARD
+    ) -> "MetricsLogger":
+        self.context.put_metric(key, value, unit, storage_resolution)
         return self
 
     def add_stack_trace(self, key: str, details: Any = None, exc_info: Tuple = None) -> "MetricsLogger":
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
index 156e868..cf8e05a 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     MAX_DIMENSION_SET_SIZE, MAX_METRICS_PER_EVENT, MAX_DATAPOINTS_PER_METRIC
 )
 from aws_embedded_metrics.exceptions import DimensionSetExceededError
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 import json
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
@@ -87,8 +88,11 @@ def create_body() -> Dict[str, Any]:
                     if len(metric.values) > end_index:
                         remaining_data = True
 
+                metric_body = {"Name": metric_name, "Unit": metric.unit}
+                if metric.storage_resolution == StorageResolution.HIGH:
+                    metric_body["StorageResolution"] = metric.storage_resolution.value  # type: ignore
                 if not config.disable_metric_extraction:
-                    current_body["_aws"]["CloudWatchMetrics"][0]["Metrics"].append({"Name": metric_name, "Unit": metric.unit})
+                    current_body["_aws"]["CloudWatchMetrics"][0]["Metrics"].append(metric_body)
                 num_metrics_in_current_body += 1
 
                 if (num_metrics_in_current_body == MAX_METRICS_PER_EVENT):
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/storage_resolution.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/storage_resolution.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b999f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/storage_resolution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from enum import Enum, EnumMeta
+
+
+class StorageResolutionMeta(EnumMeta):
+    def __contains__(self, item: object) -> bool:
+        try:
+            self(item)
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+
+class StorageResolution(Enum, metaclass=StorageResolutionMeta):
+    STANDARD = 60
+    HIGH = 1
diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/validator.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/validator.py
index b9e8395..21f9c41 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/validator.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/validator.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import re
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 from aws_embedded_metrics.unit import Unit
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from aws_embedded_metrics.exceptions import DimensionSetExceededError, InvalidDimensionError, InvalidMetricError, InvalidNamespaceError
 import aws_embedded_metrics.constants as constants
 
@@ -57,7 +58,11 @@ def validate_dimension_set(dimension_set: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
             raise InvalidDimensionError("Dimension name cannot start with ':'")
 
 
-def validate_metric(name: str, value: float, unit: Optional[str]) -> None:
+def validate_metric(name: str,
+                    value: float,
+                    unit: Optional[str],
+                    storage_resolution: StorageResolution,
+                    metric_name_and_resolution_map: dict) -> None:
     """
     Validates a metric
 
@@ -65,6 +70,8 @@ def validate_metric(name: str, value: float, unit: Optional[str]) -> None:
             name (str): The name of the metric
             value (float): The value of the metric
             unit (Optional[str]): The unit of the metric
+            storage_resolution (Optional[int]): The storage resolution of metric
+            metric_name_and_resolution_map (dict): The map used for validating metric
 
         Raises:
             InvalidMetricError: If the metric is invalid
@@ -81,6 +88,13 @@ def validate_metric(name: str, value: float, unit: Optional[str]) -> None:
     if unit is not None and unit not in Unit:
         raise InvalidMetricError(f"Metric unit is not valid: {unit}")
 
+    if storage_resolution is None or storage_resolution not in StorageResolution:
+        raise InvalidMetricError(f"Metric storage resolution is not valid: {storage_resolution}")
+
+    if name in metric_name_and_resolution_map and metric_name_and_resolution_map.get(name) is not storage_resolution:
+        raise InvalidMetricError(
+            f"Resolution for metrics {name} is already set. A single log event cannot have a metric with two different resolutions.")
+
 
 def validate_namespace(namespace: str) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/examples/ec2/app.py b/examples/ec2/app.py
index 13e9b6c..00a587d 100644
--- a/examples/ec2/app.py
+++ b/examples/ec2/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics import metric_scope
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 
 import logging
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 def my_handler(metrics):
     metrics.put_dimensions({"Foo": "Bar"})
     metrics.put_metric("ProcessingLatency", 100, "Milliseconds")
+    metrics.put_metric("CPU Utilization", 87, "Percent", StorageResolution.HIGH)
     metrics.set_property("AccountId", "123456789012")
     metrics.set_property("RequestId", "422b1569-16f6-4a03-b8f0-fe3fd9b100f8")
     metrics.set_property("DeviceId", "61270781-c6ac-46f1-baf7-22c808af8162")
diff --git a/examples/lambda/function.py b/examples/lambda/function.py
index cd63b4d..3c9801f 100644
--- a/examples/lambda/function.py
+++ b/examples/lambda/function.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics import metric_scope
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 
 
 @metric_scope
 def my_handler(event, context, metrics):
     metrics.put_dimensions({"Foo": "Bar"})
     metrics.put_metric("ProcessingLatency", 100, "Milliseconds")
+    metrics.put_metric("CPU Utilization", 87, "Percent", StorageResolution.HIGH)
     metrics.set_property("AccountId", "123456789012")
     metrics.set_property("RequestId", "422b1569-16f6-4a03-b8f0-fe3fd9b100f8")
     metrics.set_property("DeviceId", "61270781-c6ac-46f1-baf7-22c808af8162")
diff --git a/tests/canary/agent/canary.py b/tests/canary/agent/canary.py
index 704e6ee..7bbf807 100644
--- a/tests/canary/agent/canary.py
+++ b/tests/canary/agent/canary.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import aws_embedded_metrics
 from aws_embedded_metrics import metric_scope
 from aws_embedded_metrics.config import get_config
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from getversion import get_module_version
 import os
 import psutil
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ async def app(init, last_run_duration, metrics):
     metrics.set_dimensions({"Runtime": 'Python', "Platform": 'ECS', "Agent": 'CloudWatchAgent', "Version": version})
     metrics.put_metric('Invoke', 1, "Count")
     metrics.put_metric('Duration', last_run_duration, 'Seconds')
-    metrics.put_metric('Memory.RSS', process.memory_info().rss, 'Bytes')
+    metrics.put_metric('Memory.RSS', process.memory_info().rss, 'Bytes', StorageResolution.HIGH)
 
 
 async def main():
diff --git a/tests/logger/test_metrics_context.py b/tests/logger/test_metrics_context.py
index f20ed43..86f62d0 100644
--- a/tests/logger/test_metrics_context.py
+++ b/tests/logger/test_metrics_context.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import random
 from aws_embedded_metrics import constants
 from aws_embedded_metrics.unit import Unit
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from aws_embedded_metrics import config
 from aws_embedded_metrics.logger.metrics_context import MetricsContext
 from aws_embedded_metrics.constants import DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
@@ -263,14 +264,16 @@ def test_put_metric_adds_metrics():
     metric_key = fake.word()
     metric_value = fake.random.random()
     metric_unit = random.choice(list(Unit)).value
+    metric_storage_resolution = random.choice(list(StorageResolution)).value
 
     # act
-    context.put_metric(metric_key, metric_value, metric_unit)
+    context.put_metric(metric_key, metric_value, metric_unit, metric_storage_resolution)
 
     # assert
     metric = context.metrics[metric_key]
     assert metric.unit == metric_unit
     assert metric.values == [metric_value]
+    assert metric.storage_resolution == metric_storage_resolution
 
 
 def test_put_metric_uses_none_unit_if_not_provided():
@@ -287,26 +290,43 @@ def test_put_metric_uses_none_unit_if_not_provided():
     assert metric.unit == "None"
 
 
+def test_put_metric_uses_standard_storage_resolution_if_not_provided():
+    # arrange
+    context = MetricsContext()
+    metric_key = fake.word()
+    metric_value = fake.random.random()
+
+    # act
+    context.put_metric(metric_key, metric_value)
+
+    # assert
+    metric = context.metrics[metric_key]
+    assert metric.storage_resolution == StorageResolution.STANDARD
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "name, value, unit",
+    "name, value, unit, storage_resolution",
     [
-        ("", 1, "None"),
-        (" ", 1, "Seconds"),
-        ("a" * (constants.MAX_METRIC_NAME_LENGTH + 1), 1, "None"),
-        ("metric", float("inf"), "Count"),
-        ("metric", float("-inf"), "Count"),
-        ("metric", float("nan"), "Count"),
-        ("metric", math.inf, "Seconds"),
-        ("metric", -math.inf, "Seconds"),
-        ("metric", math.nan, "Seconds"),
-        ("metric", 1, "Kilometers/Fahrenheit")
+        ("", 1, "None", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        (" ", 1, "Seconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("a" * (constants.MAX_METRIC_NAME_LENGTH + 1), 1, "None", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", float("inf"), "Count", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", float("-inf"), "Count", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", float("nan"), "Count", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", math.inf, "Seconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", -math.inf, "Seconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", math.nan, "Seconds", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", 1, "Kilometers/Fahrenheit", StorageResolution.STANDARD),
+        ("metric", 1, "Seconds", 2),
+        ("metric", 1, "Seconds", 0),
+        ("metric", 1, "Seconds", None)
     ]
 )
-def test_put_invalid_metric_raises_exception(name, value, unit):
+def test_put_invalid_metric_raises_exception(name, value, unit, storage_resolution):
     context = MetricsContext()
 
     with pytest.raises(InvalidMetricError):
-        context.put_metric(name, value, unit)
+        context.put_metric(name, value, unit, storage_resolution)
 
 
 def test_create_copy_with_context_creates_new_instance():
diff --git a/tests/logger/test_metrics_logger.py b/tests/logger/test_metrics_logger.py
index dbcd088..8602c47 100644
--- a/tests/logger/test_metrics_logger.py
+++ b/tests/logger/test_metrics_logger.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics.logger import metrics_logger
 from aws_embedded_metrics.sinks import Sink
 from aws_embedded_metrics.environment import Environment
-from aws_embedded_metrics.exceptions import InvalidNamespaceError
+from aws_embedded_metrics.exceptions import InvalidNamespaceError, InvalidMetricError
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 import aws_embedded_metrics.constants as constants
 import pytest
 from faker import Faker
@@ -53,6 +54,49 @@ async def test_can_put_metric(mocker):
     assert context.metrics[expected_key].unit == "None"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_can_put_metric_with_different_storage_resolution_different_flush(mocker):
+    # arrange
+    expected_key = fake.word()
+    expected_value = fake.random.randrange(100)
+
+    logger, sink, env = get_logger_and_sink(mocker)
+
+    # act
+    logger.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, None, StorageResolution.HIGH)
+    await logger.flush()
+
+    # assert
+    context = sink.accept.call_args[0][0]
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].values == [expected_value]
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].unit == "None"
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].storage_resolution == StorageResolution.HIGH
+
+    expected_key = fake.word()
+    expected_value = fake.random.randrange(100)
+    logger.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, None)
+    await logger.flush()
+    context = sink.accept.call_args[0][0]
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].values == [expected_value]
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].unit == "None"
+    assert context.metrics[expected_key].storage_resolution == StorageResolution.STANDARD
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cannot_put_metric_with_different_storage_resolution_same_flush(mocker):
+    # arrange
+    expected_key = fake.word()
+    expected_value = fake.random.randrange(100)
+
+    logger, sink, env = get_logger_and_sink(mocker)
+
+    # act
+    logger.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, None, StorageResolution.HIGH)
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidMetricError):
+        logger.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, None, StorageResolution.STANDARD)
+        await logger.flush()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_can_add_stack_trace(mocker):
     # arrange
diff --git a/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py b/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
index 3114b34..60d1e63 100644
--- a/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from aws_embedded_metrics.exceptions import DimensionSetExceededError
 from aws_embedded_metrics.logger.metrics_context import MetricsContext
 from aws_embedded_metrics.serializers.log_serializer import LogSerializer
+from aws_embedded_metrics.storage_resolution import StorageResolution
 from collections import Counter
 from faker import Faker
 import json
@@ -92,6 +93,52 @@ def test_serialize_metrics():
     assert_json_equality(result_json, expected)
 
 
+def test_serialize_metrics_with_standard_storage_resolution():
+    # arrange
+    expected_key = fake.word()
+    expected_value = fake.random.randrange(0, 100)
+
+    expected_metric_definition = {"Name": expected_key, "Unit": "None"}
+
+    expected = {**get_empty_payload()}
+    expected[expected_key] = expected_value
+    expected["_aws"]["CloudWatchMetrics"][0]["Metrics"].append(
+        expected_metric_definition
+    )
+
+    context = get_context()
+    context.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, "None", StorageResolution.STANDARD)
+
+    # act
+    result_json = serializer.serialize(context)[0]
+
+    # assert
+    assert_json_equality(result_json, expected)
+
+
+def test_serialize_metrics_with_high_storage_resolution():
+    # arrange
+    expected_key = fake.word()
+    expected_value = fake.random.randrange(0, 100)
+
+    expected_metric_definition = {"Name": expected_key, "Unit": "None", "StorageResolution": 1}
+
+    expected = {**get_empty_payload()}
+    expected[expected_key] = expected_value
+    expected["_aws"]["CloudWatchMetrics"][0]["Metrics"].append(
+        expected_metric_definition
+    )
+
+    context = get_context()
+    context.put_metric(expected_key, expected_value, "None", StorageResolution.HIGH)
+
+    # act
+    result_json = serializer.serialize(context)[0]
+
+    # assert
+    assert_json_equality(result_json, expected)
+
+
 def test_serialize_more_than_100_metrics():
     # arrange
     expected_value = fake.random.randrange(0, 100)