Do you ever plan outdoor events where the weather is likely to be a factor? A fun run, a church or neighborhood picnic, or a wedding? If so, you might be interested in this quick and easy place to find the weather on a particular date in previous years. While, as they say, “past performance is no indication of future returns,” it can still give you an idea of the range of possible weather you might have to plan for. Here’s an easy place to get that information: Go to the Southern Regional Climate Center’s CLIMOD portal at https://climdata.srcc.lsu.edu/. Pick “Single Station Products” and choose Activity Planner. Pick your date and find a station using the search feature, which allows you to put in a name or click on a map. It will output a list of the weather that has occurred in the past on that date. Once you get within a week of the event, you can start to use actual weather forecasts to fine-tune your plans. You can also use the same information at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at https://climod2.nrcc.cornell.edu/.
(Note: if you are wondering about the picture, Snopes says that the sun image was taken near Sarasota and that the birds were added later, so this is Photoshopped, but I still like it.)
