New York City got 15 inches Mayor Lindsay was blamed for not getting the city streets plowed schools were closed for almost a week. As it turned out, Sunday was the day of the “Lindsay Snowstorm,” which was forecast to be chiefly rain, not snow. The word spread like wildfire all over the school (“Rao says we’re not going to have school on Monday because of snow!”). On Friday, February 7th, 1969, I used fat chalk in bright pastel colors and said that there was a chance that Monday could be a “snow day,” because I felt we were going to get a lot of snow on Sunday. When I was in junior high school, I used to put the weather forecasts up on the blackboard of my homeroom.
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When did you know you wanted to be a professional meteorologist? I’m a consultant for The Farmers’ Almanac, on astronomy and weather, and a former columnist (1998-2013) for The New York Times. In terms of publications, I have a weekly column for the online news service and a monthly astronomy column for Natural History magazine. Then, from January 2017 through November 2019, I was an on-camera meteorologist for Verizon FiOS1 News, providing forecasts for the Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New Jersey. I was nominated eight times for an Emmy and built up a solid reputation as a credible and reliable source for the latest weather forecasts covering the Hudson Valley. I taught courses in introductory meteorology there from 1986 to 1994.įrom October 1995 through December 2016 I was chief meteorologist at News 12 Westchester. I continue to serve as a guest lecturer in their Space Theater, as well as interacting with the general public and answering questions on space and astronomy on behalf of the planetarium. In 1986, I joined the teaching staff at the Hayden Planetarium. In addition to broadcasting, I also provided customized forecasts for dozens of municipal clients, including LaGuardia and Newark Liberty Airports, NYC Department of Sanitation (for snow removal), as well daily game-day outlooks for both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. From June 1978 through October 1995, I worked for a private weather forecasting service, preparing and providing syndicated weather forecasts for over 200 radio markets across the eastern U.S. I am a graduate of The City College of New York. Tell us about your academic background and career. We caught up with Rao recently, to take his temperature on the past, present, and future of Westchester’s best fair- and foul-weather friend.
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