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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March 4 - When BC's Rogers Pass Resembled Pompeii
On March 1, there was an avalanche that killed 96 men, then three days later, on the evening of March 4th, work crews were dispatched to clear a big slide which had fallen from Cheops Mountain, and buried the tracks.
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March 3 - 41 Tornadoes and ONE House Stands
On Sunday, Mar. 3, 2019, 41 tornadoes broke out across the Southeastern United States.
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March 2 - The Beast From The East Targets the UK
Storm Emma, was a deep area of low pressure that played a pivotal role in the 2017–18 European windstorm season; the result was nothing short of catastrophe for many.
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March 1 - The Day The Sky Fell on Toronto
After a Freezing rain storm on March 1, 2007, Toronto residents had one really tall problem to deal with, what to do if ice falls from the CN Tower.
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February 28 - Involuntary Ice Castles in Hambur...
A powerful storm system that brought blizzard conditions to western New York created a winter wonderland on the shores of Lake Erie that resembled something out of the hit Disney movie "Frozen.", this day in weather history.
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February 27 - The 2010 Historic 8.8M Chile Eart...
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on a Saturday, 27 February at a very early at 03:34 local time in the morning.
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February 26 - "When in Rome" - When in Snows?!
On the morning of February 26, 2018, Romans woke up to a rare sight: snow for the first time in six years.
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February 25 - The 1991 Black Rain That Fell in ...
On February 25, 1991, real life black rain fell for more than 10 hours in southeastern Turkey….but how? Why? We’re about to find out what happened on this day in weather history.
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February 24 - The 1982 Blizzard that Marooned P...
P.E.I was walloped by a blizzard that is still remembered today for its lethal combination of wind, poor visibility and longevity, along with the hammering levelled by a huge snowfall total.
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February 23 - Typhoon Wutip Becomes the 1st Cat...
Typhoon Wutip, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Betty, was the most powerful February typhoon on record, surpassing Typhoon Higos of 2015, this day in weather history.
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February 22 - Orlando '98: "The Night of the To...
The 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak of February 22–23, 1998, was a devastating tornado outbreak, the deadliest tornado event in Florida history.
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February 21 - The Incredible Shrinking Finland ...
Since 1984, Finland has held an ice marathon, this year their luck ran out on this day in weather history.
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February 20 - The 1988 Calgary Winter Games "ME...
The Winter Games! They are a great idea if you are in a place that is guaranteed to have a sure fire show fest and temps that are not too cold but cold enough to keep the snow in place.
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February 19 - The Terrifying 200-Vehicle Pile-U...
There were close to 200 vehicles that were involved in this massive road accident on a windswept stretch of Highway 15, near Montreal, Quebec.
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February 18 - ...and it's name was "WHITE JUAN"!
This is one of those events that carries so much reverence that everyone claims to have lived it. The winter storm (unofficially) called "White Juan".
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February 17 - It’s a Legit “Snow-nado”!
Today I hit on the “Snow-nado”! Yes, a rare "Snow Tornado" in a location not even known for a lot of snow:New Mexico. Yeah, today we have two rarities in one!
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February 16 - Another Snowfall Record for Ottawa!
On February 16, 2016, 51.2 centimetres of fresh snow was recorded at the Ottawa airport, breaking the previous record that was set in 1954 for snowfall in a single day.
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February 15 - The Red Cross Rides to the Rescue...
The Town of Badger in Newfoundland and Labrador has a long and proud history of flooding dating back to 1916, but this was something much different.
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February 14 - The Valentines Day Episode
Happy Valentine's Day! The only time you get a pass for presenting tickets to a basketball game to your sweetie as a gift was in Toronto in 2016 for the NBA All-Star Game!
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February 25 - The 1991 Black Rain That Fell in ...
On February 25, 1991, real life black rain fell for more than 10 hours in southeastern Turkey….but how? Why?
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February 13 - A North American Blizzard & A Ham...
A 3-day blizzard event dominated the eastern half of North American from February 12 - Valentine's Day on the 14th; today we cover the 13th, when a record amount of snow from this system hammered down on the City of Hamilton.
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February 12 - The Stranded Yukon Quest Mushers
During the 2006 edition of this race, on February 12th, brutal weather trapped five Yukon Quest mushers with their teams of dogs on Eagle Summit!
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February 11 - Black History Month: "The Tuskege...
Thank you for being here for another Black History Month Day in Weather History. Today, we look back to the year 1945 and the Tuskegee (Weather) Airmen in WWII.
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February 10 - The Deadly 1970 Val d’sere Avalanche
On the morning of February 10, most of the guests were eating breakfast in a large room facing the mountain. It was around this time when everyone’s lives changed forever, in the sudden crash of snow.
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February 9 - The NYC 1969 "Storm of the Century"
The February 1969 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that battered the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 8 and February 10. We pick things up in progress on the 9th.
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