Please refrain from sending flowers and candies, however nice emails and letters will be accepted. Today, is National Weatherman's Day. Obviously, it is not politically correct, it should read renamed Weathercaster's Day, or even better, Happy Meteorologist Day.
National Weatherman's Day honors weathermen, and woman who work hard to accurately predict the often fickle weather. Despite major technological advances and supercomputers, forecasting the weather is still a tricky, and ever changing business.
"Weatherman's Day "commemorates the birth of John Jeffries, one of America's first weathermen". Jeffries was born on Feb 5, 1744. He kept weather records from 1774 to1816. While the reason behind the day is clear, we really don't know who initiated the day and when.
There's nothing to confirm it's a national holiday, but I'm working on that. I figured we might as well give you another day off from work and school.
Enjoy the day! It looks like it will be a warm one.
--Meteorologist Brent Watts
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