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Fifty million people may have witnessed the"Great North American Eclipse " on April 8, 2024, but where they did so was not as predicted. Texas was expected to host a million visitors and aOne reason why predictions proved inaccurate was the weather. On April 8, many places where historical data suggested clear skies were cloudy, and vice versa. The cloud map on April 8 was hugely unexpected.
He had estimated Arkansas would see between 84,000 and 337,000 eclipse-chasers. That was despite Arkansas having clear weather on the day, so plenty of eclipse-chasers relocating from Texas."The biggest factor for major visitation is if major metropolitan areas are nearby, and in Arkansas, there aren't many," said Zeiler, stressing that huge cities like St. Louis and Chicago drove a lot of people into the path.
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