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"!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 610
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
March 22, 2021 - Mudslide Kills 43 in Washington State
They are not unusual, actually quite the opposite, they are as normal as the change of seasons; and normally accompany them. They are land-rock-and mudslides, and they are very regular in the Pacifi…
00:06:36 |
Mon 22 Mar 2021
March 21, 2021 - When 2/3 of North America Suddenly Went "Summer"
A well respected climatologist out of the United States called this March 2012 heatwave “the most extraordinary temperature anomaly in North American history”.....wow, that’s this day in weather hist…
00:06:53 |
Sun 21 Mar 2021
March 20, 2021 - One of the Worst Colorado Blizzards Since 1872
On this Day in Weather History, it was one of the worst blizzards since records began in 1872 to strike the State of Colorado and hit blasted in with a vengeance to cripple the mile-high city of Denv…
00:05:55 |
Sat 20 Mar 2021
March 19, 2021 - BC 100+ Temperature Records in 4 Days
In BC in 2019, things were already "so 2020" - January was well above seasonal, February then went brutally cold and as for March, it was threatening to rewrite the record books for drought…..we pick…
00:06:41 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
March 18, 2021 - Worst Tornado in US History
It was called the “Tri-State Tornado,” and, in 1925 it began its northeast track in Ellington, Missouri, but southern Illinois was the hardest hit...this day in weather history.
Learn more about y…
00:05:42 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
March 17, 2021 - St. Patrick's Day + Tornado Warnings + Hawaii = ???
Two things you normally do not associate with the Aloha State are tornadoes and St. Patrick’s day. But Two tornado warnings were issued in the Hawaiian Islands on this day. No damage or tornado tou…
00:06:21 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
March 16, 2021 - Earliest Ontario Tornado on Record
On this Day in Weather History, in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, Environment Canada confirmed a tornado with up to 170-kilometre-per-hour winds struck southern Grey County. This was …
00:06:48 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
March 15, 2021 - The 11-Month Flood Warning
From March 14th to 31st, 2019, a truly historic Midwest flooding inundated millions of acres of agriculture, while also overwhelming cities and towns, causing widespread damage to roads, bridges, lev…
00:06:29 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
March 14, 2021 - The Georgia Dome Tornado
On this Day in Weather History, between Mar. 14 – 15, 2008, a total of 45 tornadoes dropped across the Southeastern United States. The 24-hour and seven-minute event went on to be called "The 2008 At…
00:05:50 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
March 13, 2021 - The Wickedness of Winter Storm "Ulmer"
On this Day in Weather History, a powerful blizzard paralyzed travel in parts of the American Plains, producing damaging winds in places that didn't even pick up any snow, but still caused whiteout c…
00:06:36 |
Sat 13 Mar 2021
March 12, 2021 - Gamer Gets Pinned Under Fallen Tree
Wind is normally what BC storms are known for and they are powerful and oftentimes lethal to people and property...like today for instance and what happened this day in weather history.
Learn more ab…
00:06:30 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
March 11, 2021 - The Sendai Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown
It was a day when Earth stood still in horror watching the events of a massive earthquake that was followed by an even more devastating tsunami. One that put the whole of the planet on red alert. I…
00:07:09 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
March 10, 2021 - The 1884 Birth of Tornado Prediction
Today we meet Mr. John Park Finley, he was curious, he was a pioneer and he was the first to truly study tornadoes. Then in 1884, he published his research in the journal Science. But as they say, …
00:06:15 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
March 9, 2021 - Weather and War: Air Bombing Tokyo
Weather on this planet is complex and always evolving. Stick around long enough and you can realize long-term trends or climate norms. But basically, the moment EARTH developed an atmosphere, the w…
00:07:09 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
March 8, 2021 - Mount Etna Riseth!
On this Day in Weather History, on March 8, 1669, Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily in modern-day Italy, began rumbling. The locals likely took no notice of it because prior to this day, this majes…
00:07:02 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
March 7, 2021 - The Great North American Blizzard of '08
Blizzards are the most fierce and destructive of all winter storms. They are as foreign as ice hockey to whole regions of this planet where they do not ever experience this season. So where they happ…
00:06:33 |
Sun 07 Mar 2021
March 6, 2021 - The ‘Ash Wednesday Storm’ of ‘62
On this Day in Weather History, although Hurricane Sandy is one of the worst storms to ever hit New Jersey, the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, is actually known as THE worst storm to hit New Jersey.
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00:05:57 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
March 5, 2021 - Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301
On this Day in Weather History, on Mar. 5, 1993, Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 was scheduled to go from Macedonia to Switzerland. Although it was snowing and visibility was limited to only 9…
00:06:54 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
March 4, 2021 - When Rogers Pass Resembled Pompeii
On this Day in Weather History, in 1910, The Canadian Pacific Railway had finally completed its transcontinental railroad through to Canada's west coast, it was integral for not only the flow of comm…
00:06:23 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
March 3, 2021 - 41 Tornadoes and ONE House Stands
Tornadoes are precision-killing machines. Best to hit the storm cellar if you see one coming because you never know where you might end up in this atmospheric game of roulette. It’s a game of chance …
00:05:46 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
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