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This Day in Weather History

“This Day In Weather History” is a daily podcast from The Weather Network that features unique and informative stories written and produced by host Chris Mei. Weather happens every day. It can be sunny, cloudy, stormy or maybe just unsettled, but it is always happening! It’s when severe weather strikes that it captures the attention of those affected…and the imagination of everyone else who follows the story. So it is with good reason to expect that after over a century of news and weather information gathering and record keeping, there would be a “special” weather or natural phenomena event to mark each day of a calendar. Do you remember the first recorded tornado in Canadian history? No, you don’t because none of us were there…so we dive into that! How about when Prince played the Super Bowl halftime show? It’s possibly the best performance ever for that event….and the backstory made it all the more special! Or how about the 25th Anniversary Woodstock Festival back in 1994? It’s all here – all year – in one podcast…. “This Day In Weather History”!

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July 12, 2022 - Bertha Bashes The Carolinas & Threatens '96 Atlanta Games Jul 12, 2022

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The villages were jammed, preparations final and we were only literally one week, 7 days away from the opening ceremonies at the big global summer collection of games that draws athletes from around the world but whose official name I do not have the rights to mention here but I think we all know what I am referring to...this day in weather history.

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July 11, 2022 - Blown Away at the '61 MLB All-Star Game Jul 11, 2022

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On July 11, 1961, San Francisco Giants pitcher Stu Miller was literally blown off the mound during the MLB’s first All-Star Game at Candlestick Park, this day in weather history.

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July 10, 2022 - Weather "Plagues" '86 Women's Golf Final Jul 10, 2022

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On July 10, 1986 - it was the first day of the U.S. Women’s Open in Dayton, Ohio. On the surface you’d think...Okay….but this year, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong with the weather and otherwise natural phenomena playing a central role in this being remembered as one of the craziest golf tournaments to ever take place anywhere at any time on earth, this day in weather history.

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July 9, 2022 - "Tornado Alley, MANITOBA"?! Jul 09, 2022

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On July 9, 2009 at 8:20pm, this cell spawned an F2 tornado striking Fisherman's Cove resort on Lac Seul, a small lake near the remote fishing town of Ear Falls Ontario. It was the deadliest tornado to hit the province since 1985 when it hit this day in weather history.

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July 8, 2022 - Toronto Underwater! Jul 08, 2022

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If you have ever been to Toronto then you know how critical the Don Valley Parkway is in moving millions of people from the north to the south of this massive megalopolis….but it is also prone to filling up with water like a swimming pool….like it did this day in weather history.

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July 7, 2022 - Behold! The Hoover Dam Riseth! Jul 07, 2022

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President Herbert Hoover was an environmentalist so deal with it! His main focus points included pollution-free water, flood control, and fisheries. So, therefore, after a disastrous Mississippi River flood in 1927, Hoover recommitted to bettering American infrastructure to prevent another similar catastrophe. On July 7th, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam began. Over the next five years, a total of 21,000 men would work ceaselessly to produce what would be the largest dam of its time, as well as one of the largest manmade structures in the world!

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July 6, 2022 - The Demolishing Drummondville Tornado Jul 06, 2022

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Tornadoes are not common but hardly rare in the province of Quebec. As a matter of fact, Of the 426 tornadoes tracked in Quebec between 1980 and 2009, only seven were considered a disaster, that is distinguished by incidents where people were hurt or property was damaged. The July 6th, 1999 twister is a rare exception, this day in weather history.

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July 5, 2022 - Canada's Deadliest Heatwave Hits Hard Jul 05, 2022

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On July 5th, 1936, one of the deadliest heat waves in Canadian history started as it hit Manitoba and Ontario and it lasted for almost two weeks. Beginning this day in weather history.

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July 4, 2022 - Saskatchewan's "Twister'd" 4th of July Jul 04, 2022

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HOPEFULLY everyone will be safe and happy and in better shape than the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan was On July 4th 1996, when a thunderstorm outbreak spawned an estimated 11 tornadoes …. This Day in Weather History!!!

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July 3, 2022 - The "Freak" NWT Wild Fire $eason Jul 03, 2022

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Based on 20-year averages, in a regular year the N.W.T. experiences about 245 fires affecting 570,000 hectares of land, and the firefighting budget is about $7.5 million. But during the summer of 2014, 385 wildfires burned in Canada’s Northwest Territories— 57 per cent more than average. The fires burned a record 33,900 km2, costing The N.W.T.'s Department of Environment and Natural Resources $55 million fighting the fires of 2014!

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