Today, February 5th, marks the birthdate of one of America’s very first weathermen, John Jeffries born 1974. Jim Allsopp, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Chicago wrote a wonderful article about Jeffries and this special day.
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I would
like to take this opportunity to thank all the weather people out there.
Weather forecasters can often take a verbal beating from the public. We can
become quite frustrated and even angry when the weather doesn’t turn out as
predicted. I often hear people saying that forecasters are always wrong. My
response to that is, “you try predicting the weather”. It is easy to dismiss
something we don’t fully understand. There are so many factors that play a role
in weather, like the jet stream, temperatures of the oceans, high and low
pressure areas, etc. and all these factors are ever changing. Scientists have
determined different patterns these factors follow and such, but there is
always a chance that the weather may do something unexpected, or behave in the
manner that was determined as less likely.
Let us
also remember to thank the meteorologists, climatologists, other scientists,
and the people helping them with their research. There have been many strides
forward in understanding weather, storms, climate, and so forth, not just here
on Earth but also the weather in space like solar storms.
Lastly,
thank you to the weather enthusiasts. It is a fascinating topic and there will
always be those of us who love it and are fascinated by it.
Thank you
to everyone who loves the world we live in and the weather that shapes.
And just
remember,
Whether the weather be fine
Or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
Whether we like it or not.
~Anonymous Or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
Whether we like it or not.
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