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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December 29 - Victoria BC: "Snowstorm of the Ce...
It had been 80 years since the last time Victoria experienced a snowfall this impactful!
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December 28 - Definitely NOT the ‘Summer of 69’
The December 1969 nor'easter was a strong winter storm that mainly affected the Northeastern United States and southern Quebec that started on Christmas Day and lasted until December 28, 1969.
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December 27 - “Weather and Flight”: Holiday Tra...
Bek Air Flight 2100 departed at 07:21; they didn’t get very far at all before the crash.
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December 26 - The Greatest Tennis Match Ever is...
On the historic Madison Square Garden marquee it was right there in bright lights: PRO TENNIS TONIGHT, RIGGS VS. KRAMER. "The biggest tennis match in history, and nobody'll be able to get there to see it.
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December 25 - Christmas Day Special
For Christmas Day, there are just so many compelling weather stories in history that we could not just tell one.
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December 24 - Christmas on the Moon with Apollo 8
The crew launched into space on target for the moon to survey for the eventual Moon Landing. So after 10 orbits, and on Christmas Eve, it was time to come home.
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December 23 - "Weather and War": The 1775 "Snow...
The Snow Campaign was one of the first major military operations of the American Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. Starting 2 days away from Christmas morning.
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December 22 - A Great Escape with a Monumental ...
Through his observations of solar eclipses, Pierre Jules César Janssen accidentally became the co-discoverer of helium gas. !
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December 21 - It Was Only The FIRST Day of Winter!
It Was Only The FIRST Day of Winter!
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December 20 - Most Destructive Storm in BC Hydr...
On December 20th, 2018, a powerful wind storm swept through B.C.’s south coast, causing more damage than any previous storm, triggering the largest mobilization of B.C. Hydro resources in the province’s history…. this day in weather history.
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December 19 - "The Nightmare Before (During & A...
This December 2013 North American storm complex featured everything you’d always want in a storm but were afraid to ask for...and they all happened in ONE storm.
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December 18 - “Weather and War”: Killer Cobra
Typhoon Cobra, was a tropical cyclone that struck a US Task Force during World War II in the Pacific….this day in weather history.
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December 17 - The FIRST Ever Flight at Kittyhawk
Today we go up up and away with the Wright Brothers when Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with their first powered aircraft.
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December 16 - The Holiday Season Tornado Terror
Almost all of the December national average for tornadoes took place in this one event, an early-summer-style tornado outbreak.
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December 15 - Weather and War: "The Battle of F...
Today in The Battle of Fredericksburg of 1862 that started on December 11and wrapped on the 15th...this day in weather history.
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December 14 - The Car Ship Crash That Kept Cras...
MV Tricolor was a 50,000 tonne Norwegian-flagged vehicle carrier that was built in 1987, but holds the notable distinction for having been involved in three English Channel collisions within 2 weeks.
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December 13 - When Time Stopped Dead on Highway...
On December 13th, 2010, a state of emergency was declared near Sarnia, Ont., that would stay in effect for 4 DAYS!!!
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December 12 - When Sports Domes Don't Work
If I told you that this was not the first but the FIFTH time that a snow storm caved in the roof of this domed sports stadium, you’d probably think that this was insanity. It is and it was.
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December 11 - The Shocking WORST Ever Toronto S...
Many immediately look to the January '99 melee but on paper, it was actually this story from December 11th, back in 1944!
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December 10 - Weather and War: "The Red Cross"
After three years of war, during which there had been no Nobel Peace Prize awarded, the 1917 Nobel Peace prize was awarded to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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December 9 - The Deadly California Thomas Fire
The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that affected Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, and one of multiple wildfires that blew up in southern California during December 2017.
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December 8 - The Freeway Pileup That Covered 3 ...
On December 8th, 2016, at least 15 people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in northwestern Pennsylvania AND one in Ohio AND one in Michigan. The culprit? Lake effect squalls!!
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December 7 - The Tornado that Tangled with Lond...
The 2006 London tornado dropped over THE city of London, in England, in the middle of their day and was rated the equivalent to F2 on the Fujita scale.
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December 6 - Lucan Ontario Buried Beneath 5 1/2...
A record amount of snow hammered down from Dec. 4-8, 2010, affecting much of South Western Ontario.
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December 5 - 1000mm Deluge Drowns Southern Thai...
The South Thailand floods occurred from December 2016 throughout the early months of 2017, but what happened on December 5th is what most still remember.
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