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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 10 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 Oct 10, 2022

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It is estimated, through census and other primitive documents, that between 22,000 and 27,501 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through them from October 10th, this day in weather history, through the 16th.

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October 9 - Hurricane Delta Breaks Records in Louisiana Oct 09, 2022

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For the proud and battered citizens of Louisiana, Delta meant something devastating when it was the record-tying fourth named storm of 2020 to make landfall in Louisiana, as well as the record-breaking tenth named storm to strike the United States in that year.

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October 8 - "Michael Smashes the Boats Ashore" Oct 08, 2022

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t was, on this day in weather history, the fourth-strongest landfalling hurricane in the contiguous United States, in terms of wind speed, and the most intense hurricane on record to strike the United States in the month of October. And just is for starters.

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October 7 - The Deadly Hot 2007 Chicago Marathon Oct 07, 2022

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35,000 runners had come from around the world to compete in one of the preeminent marathons. The 30th annual Chicago Marathon was an unusually sweltering hot 87F or 30C Sunday morning in early fall of 2007. It was a horror movie; runners described chaotic scenes of racers throwing up, passing out or being carted away on stretchers in obvious distress.

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October 6 - They Accidentally Flew INTO a Tornado Oct 06, 2022

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It was sad what happened to NLM Cityhopper flight 431 that day but a stark reminder of how the force of nature holds sway over all living things on this planet regardless of our advancements in tech and science.

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October 5 - The Hail that Hammered Phoenix Oct 05, 2022

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It was on October 5, 2010, this day in weather history when several supercells tracked over the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, dropping large hail, about 7.6cm in diameter and causing extensive damage. It was the largest hail ever reported in the Phoenix Metro Area.

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October 4 - "Weather and War": The 1777 Battle of Germantown Oct 04, 2022

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Part of our "Weather and War" series, we feature a battle from the earliest days of the United States while independence had only "just" been achieved. So far on this podcast we have covered the American Civil War with a deluge of flooding rain, and we discussed the War of Independence and how a hurricane took out ships from the British navy in Atlantic Canada. Today we hit up how FOG did the trick for General George Washington.

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October 3 - Happy Birthday N.O.A.A!! Oct 03, 2022

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Founded as a collective unit, NOAA came from an understanding that our oceans and atmosphere are inextricably linked and that our planet depends upon it, not only for our quality of our lives, but for life itself. BUT its roots go back to the 18th Century and it involves a weather nerd who would go on to become President of the United States of America.

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October 2 - When it Floods Like a Hurricane BUT Is Not a Hurricane Oct 02, 2022

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This stalled low reached out into the Atlantic ocean, in it’s counter clockwise Low Pressure spin, and inadvertently tapped into moisture from the nearby Hurricane Joaquin. This brought heavy, continuous rain to southeastern States, with the worst effects concentrated in South Carolina where the catastrophic flooding occurred.

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October 1 - The Quake That Shook Up, Where Nixon Grew Up Oct 01, 2022

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It was the strongest since the San Fernando earthquake of 1971 and its shaking effect was felt as far away as San Diego and Las Vegas. There was a long series of aftershocks that continued to startle and frighten Southern California for days after the initial 6.1 magnitude earthquake, further disturbing a population who already were on their last nerve.

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