It's February 5 and for most people they found out 3 days earlier that they're in for 6 more months of winter compliments of a groundhog. For Meteorologists though it's National Weatherman's Day. In short, this day honors weathermen and women who are diligently forecasting the changing weather so that the average person knows what to expect today and the next 4-5 days.
This a day isn't just for the forecasters, but also the researchers making breakthroughs in this field through Numerical Weather Prediction, Boundary layer, Meso and Synoptic scale along with Surface Transportation Weather just to name a few.
This day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries, considered one of America's first weathermen. John was born on Feb 5, 1744. He kept weather records for 42 years starting in 1774 and he was one of the first to use balloons for weather measurements.
-DK
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