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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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October 30 - "The Perfect Storm" Oct 30, 2022

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On October 30, 1991, the so-called “perfect storm” hit the North Atlantic producing remarkably large waves along the New England and Canadian coasts. The damage caused by these enormous waves was widespread throughout the entire region. While this storm was developing, there was a 70-foot fishing boat named the Andrea Gail in the Grand Banks of the North Atlantic on a fishing mission for swordfish.

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October 29 - Hurricane Sandy Part 2: "Impacto Profundo" Oct 29, 2022

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On October 25th of this podcast we followed Sandy as it became a hurricane then as it carved through everything in its path through the Caribbean. It rolled over Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and The Bahamas...today we cover its final landfall, near Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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October 28 - The Great 1707 Japan Earthquake Oct 28, 2022

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The island nation of Japan is located along an intersection of 4 tectonic plates. As a result of this, a tremor occurs in Japan with a frequency of at least every five minutes. That equates to a total of 2,000 quakes each year. That is a recipe for disaster.

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October 27 - World Series Game TWICE Delayed by Weather Oct 27, 2022

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Coming out of St. Petersburg and heading to Philadelphia after the first two games of the 2008 World Series, the heavily favoured Phillies were braced for bad weather. They are from here, they know that this is normally the time of year where their NFL brothers The Eagles flourish and their NHL brothers The Flyers dominate. Game 5, which started on Monday, October 27, was suspended after the top of the 6th inning and called off for the remainder of the night. But this game was postponed again on the Tuesday then finally found its conclusion on Wednesday, October 29!

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October 26 - 26 Tornadoes in US Midwest! Oct 26, 2022

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Today we look back at a series of low-topped supercells that dropped, a total of 26 tornadoes; Five of which were rated F2. It happened October 26th, 1996...this day in weather history.

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October 25 - Hurricane Sandy Part 1 - "At Its Strongest" Oct 25, 2022

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Today is part ONE, when Sandy was at its peak intensity. We will pick this story up in 4 days when Sandy made its landfall on the mid Atlantic seaboard and unleashed a storm surge that residents of Long Island, Staten Island and the Jersey Shores will never ever forget. That's to be continued on October 29th...that day in weather history.

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October 24 - The Hottest World Series Game on Record Oct 24, 2022

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The "Fall Classic". Welcome back to October special on “World Series Weather” on This Day in Weather History. It was already a hot day that Tuesday afternoon. At 2:45pm, hours before the game started, and as the Dodgers took to batting practice the temperature read 104F (40C).

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October 23 - THE Strongest Hurricane on Record in the Western Hemisphere. Oct 23, 2022

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Hurricane Patricia made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph(over 240km/h) in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico on this day in weather history at 6:15 p.m. CDT. But then this monster underwent what is called an eye-wall replacement cycle. In the case of this storm, there was severe flooding in the mountainous terrain of southern Mexico and it went on to damage or destroy over 10,000 homes and about 100,000 acres of farmland.

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October 22 - The Never-Ending Nor'easter Oct 22, 2022

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Some of the greatest rainfalls over the four days were recorded at Grand Manan (162 mm), Yarmouth (109 mm) and Baccaro Point (137 mm). Peak winds were reported at Cape Sable Island, clocking in at 189 km/h.

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October 21 - World Series Snow - Florida vs. Cleveland Oct 21, 2022

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Spring training in Florida began with regularity back in 1913. The idea was that while snow covered the fields back where the parent clubs lived, Florida was perfect location to get together and play demonstration games to tune up for when spring arrived up north. That was the original plan anyway.

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