January Weather
January is here,
With eyes that keenly glow—
A frost-mailed warrior striding
A shadowy steed of snow.
–Edgar Fawcett, American poet (1847–1904)
January is National Clean Up Your Computer Month and National Hot Tea Month!
Also:
Birth Defects Prevention Month
Blood Donor Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
Radon Awareness Month
Here are some more things, and some fun things, to celebrate in January:
- January 1:Z Day (On this day, those whose last name begins with “Z” get to go first instead of last.)
- January 3: National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day
- January 6: National Bean Day
- January 6: The full Moon reaches peak illumination on 6:09 PM EST
- January 8: Elvis Presley’s Birthday
- January 10: National Houseplant Appreciation Day
- January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- January 20: National Penguin Day
- January 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
- January 29: National Puzzle Day
Of a more serious note,
- January 26: Bell Let’s Talk Day – January 26
- January 30: World Leprosy Day
And for some more fun, here are some of the earliest microphotographs of snowflakes by Wilson A. Bentley, a farmer and amateur meteorologist. He began photographing them in 1870, eventually capturing more than 5,000 images.
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