National Weatherperson's Day

It may be happy, or sad, with the possibility of apathetic feelings today, as we celebrate National Weatherperson’s Day! (…see what I did there?!)

A weatherperson is defined as “a person who reports and forecasts the news.” From my experience, a weatherperson has a tough job, in that they receive negative feedback when the “predict” a particular form of weather, and then are cursed out when they get it right, but the weather is unfavorable! It’s a lose-lose job if you ask me. On top of that, in many areas, the weather changes so rapidly it’s nearly impossible to make a sound prediction! You couldn’t pay me enough to take on that job!

Apparently the reason why National Weatherperson’s Day takes place on February 5 is because it’s John Jeffries birthday! Who is John Jeffries, you ask? I have no idea, but Wikipedia indicates that he is one of the first weathermen ever. He took measurements everyday from 1774-1816.

Here’s a “photograph” of Mr. Jeffries:

*Please note this is not actually a photograph of John Jeffries.

So, weather it is sunny, cloudy, snowy, drizzly, torrential downpour, or all of the above mixed with a tornado warning, I wish you the best ever National Weatherperson’s Day!