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"!

History
Society & Culture
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June 12, 2022 - Blue Jays vs Tigers in: "The Fo...
Blue Jays vs Tigers in: "The Fog Game"
6 min
202
June 11, 2022 - The Storm that Mashed Up Half T...
The Storm that Mashed Up Half The U.S.
5 min
203
June 10, 2022 - The Historic UK Flooding
The Historic UK Flooding
5 min
204
June 9, 2022 - The Devastating Flood of Hubei C...
The Devastating Flood of Hubei China
5 min
205
June 8, 2022 - The Fraser River Flood of 1948
The Fraser River Flood of 1948
5 min
206
June 7, 2022 - Pirates! Thieves! Earthquakes!
Pirates! Thieves! Earthquakes!
6 min
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June 6, 2022 - The 2010 Leamington Ontario Tornado
The 2010 Leamington Ontario Tornado
5 min
208
June 5, 2022 - Tropical Storm Allison Floods Ho...
Tropical Storm Allison Floods Houston
5 min
209
June 4, 2022 - The 2002 Atacama Desert Flood
The 2002 Atacama Desert Flood
5 min
210
June 3, 2022 - The Soaking Wet Skydome Opening ...
The Soaking Wet Skydome Opening Ceremony
5 min
211
June 2, 2022 - A Man, His Lawn Mower and a Tornado
A Man, His Lawn Mower and a Tornado
6 min
212
June 1 - The TDiWH Anniversary Special
Back in the fall of 2019 I was asked to pitch an idea for a potential podcast...this was not my idea.! I’ll tell you all about how we got to This Day in Weather History.
13 min
213
May 31 - The Barrie-GrandValley-Tottenham Torna...
It took a full calendar year to get to a story that was MY first introduction to just how sinister weather can be, on really any given day in weather history.
7 min
214
May 30 - The Ugly Disasters of "Vanport" Oregon...
In the pacific Northwest all you have to do is utter the name Vanport, Oregon and it will send shivers down the spines of "well-bred" Portlanders. Today I tell you why.
6 min
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May 29 - The Tragic 1914 "Empress of Ireland" S...
For today’s special episode I tell you the story of Canada’s deadliest peacetime maritime disaster.
5 min
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May 28 - The 1900 Solar Eclipse for the Ages
At the turn of the century, a century ago, thousands of people across the southeastern United States gathered to witness a rare and spectacular sight as the moon cast its shadow across the sun and darkened the skies.
6 min
217
May 27 - Toronto Islands Flooding at Peak Levels
In 2017, water levels in Lake Ontario were at their highest recorded level in more than 100 years. And on May 27th, they reached that peak, a level that was recorded at 75.93m!
5 min
218
May 26 - Soccer Ball Sized Hail leads to a Terr...
The flight hit a powerfully turbulent storm over Germany 90 minutes before it was due to land.
5 min
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May 25 - Lightning Hits 11 People at a 1996 Picnic
A bolt of lightning out of blue skies struck a tree near a picnic tables at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke and went on to hit 11 people! Pines, Florida.
5 min
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May 24 - The 1973 Union City Tornado That Made ...
On May 24, 1973, an F4 tornado struck Union City Oklahoma but that was not the biggest story.
5 min
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May 23 - The 2012 Timmins-9 Wildfire
Ontario FireRangers and forest fire fighters from across Canada were called in to support local fighters in battling what amounted to 948 wildfires across the northeast in this 2012 season.
5 min
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May 22 - The 2011 Deadly and Destructive Joplin...
It is still considered today to be one of the deadliest tornadoes in the United States. It rated EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, packing maximum sustained winds over 200 mph.
6 min
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May 21 - The 1953 F4 Tornado that Struck Sarnia...
Yesterday was Moore Oklahoma, tomorrow is Joplin Missouri; BOTH EF5 monsters and both within 8 years of each other. Today we go back to the year 1953 for the F4 that hit Sarnia Ontario, this day in weather history.
5 min
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May 20 - The 2013 Deadly Moore, OK EF5 Tornado
on May 20, 2013, one of the deadliest tornadoes in Oklahoma’s history went for a 14-mile joyride from hell causing a whole range of destruction through the southern areas of Oklahoma City and decimated the city of Moore.
6 min
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May 19 - New England’s “Darkest Day” in 1780
Aside from Tom Brady being traded from the Patriots to the Buccaneers, then win the Super Bowl THAT SAME year, THIS is the craziest story to come out of New England in their history.
6 min