Tag Archives: National Weatherman’s Day

Each year on March 23rd the United Nations celebrates World Meteorological Day. This is a global observance (not a public holiday) that celebrates the date in 1950 when the World Meteorological Organization was established. The WMO is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 member states and territories that is headquartered in Geneva. Every [...]

February 5 is National Weatherperson’s Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries was one of America’s first weather observers. He began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784. This is a day to recognize the men and women who collectively provide Americans [...]