The history of National Weatherperson's Day

You heard it right.  February 5th is National Weatherperson's Day.  Today we recognize the men and women who are not only broadcast meteorologists, but also all the meteorologists behind the scenes working in the private and public sectors of the business, as well as the many volunteers throughout the United States who provide daily weather observations. 

National Weatherperson's Day is a day to recognize the birth of John Jeffries in 1744.  He was one of America's first weather observers who began taking daily weather observation in Boston in 1774, and who also took the first balloon observation in 1784.