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This Day in Weather History The Weather Network
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4.6 • 108 Ratings
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"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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Victoria BC: "Snowstorm of the Century"
In Victoria, Canada’s so-called ‘Snow-free city’, 65cm fell on Dec. 29th, breaking the city’s all-time 24-hour record of 55cm from 1916. As a result , widespread power outages were reported. With all ground transportation stymied, the Victoria International Airport and the BC Ferry service to the mainland and surrounding Gulf Islands also ground to a standstill.
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Definitely NOT the ‘Summer of 69’
This storm had it all! It had the record snow accumulations, it had the a damaging ice storm, it had the and flooding rains….and it even included a tornado outbreak!! Over the next 2 days, December 26 and 27, the storm's forward movement hit a blocking area of HIGH pressure and that brought its momentum to a crawl. It was the holiday storm that packed a massive knockout punch for everything it hit….this day in weather history.
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“Weather and Flight”: Holiday Tragedy
Bek Air Flight 2100 was a Fokker 100 domestic passenger plane on a scheduled flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on December 27th, 2019. It took off from Almaty International Airport, but didn’t get very far. There were 98 people on board that flight, of them 93 were passengers along with 5 crew.
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The Greatest Tennis Match Ever is Almost SNOWED OUT!
It was a record-breaking snowfall that began on Christmas Day and crippled the northeastern United States to a literal standstill. We had automobiles and buses banked and stranded in the streets, the NYC subway service was ground to a halt.
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Christmas Day Special
Regardless of overall impact, anything that gets in the way or makes this day more beautiful is amplified exponentially in its scope and reverence. Today are all stories from December 25th but sailing through the years starting way back in 1776
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Christmas on the Moon with Apollo 8
This mission is also known as the trip that made possible the iconic "Earthrise" image, seen and revered still to this day the world over. It was snapped by Anders and this image would give our 3 astronauts and all of humankind a new perspective on our home planet.
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Customer Reviews
Love that weather!
Please come back!! Miss you😥
It’s been 2 yrs
It’s been 2yrs
Great little podcast! But what happened?
I never knew you could pack so much in such a little podcast! Chris has a real talent for this - funny but serious when needed. Informative without going on and on.
The only issue? What happened to the episodes? There hasn’t been any new ones this year. So disappointing; especially when you see the show advertised like there are new episodes….
Please bring them back.