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
January 21, 2021 - Mind Bending US Tornado Outbreak
It broke a record for a tornado outbreak in January. It lasted 46 hours. 127 tornadoes touched down in 10 states...it started This Day in Weather History.
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00:06:28 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
January 20, 2021 - US Presidential Inauguration Weather Stories
Today is a collection of stories from over the centuries and how the weather affected the ceremonies. Here is a spoiler alert...total civil unrest will not appear here today...this day in weather his…
00:07:09 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
January 19, 2021 - 2020 Opens With Australia ON FIRE!!
They were the horrific and devastating Australian Wildfires and we are picking this story up already in progress, this day in weather history.
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00:06:18 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
January 18, 2021 - The Historic Hartland Bridge Ice Threat
Hartland Covered Bridge and what it endured...this day in weather history.
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00:05:50 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
January 17, 2021 - The 2020 St. John's Blizzard
On Friday, January 17th, a new all-time daily snowfall record was reported in St. John's after 76.2 cm fell, beating the previous record of 68.4 cm back on April 5, 1999…..oh it didn't stop there...n…
00:05:41 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
January 16, 2021 - 2020 BC Storm Aftermath
The region was still digging out after a bitter, windy snowstorm from the 15th….but now we struggled against gusts up to 90 km/h, peaking at hurricane force, 135-km/h blasts in Howe Sound…..this day …
00:06:09 |
Sat 16 Jan 2021
January 15, 2021 - Great Boston Molasses Flood
It was called the Boston Molasses Disaster and also the Great Boston Molasses Flood….on January 15, 1919...this day in weather history.
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00:06:42 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
January 14, 2021 - The Day Toronto Called in The Military!
Did Mayor Mel Lastman make the right call when he brought in military assistance to help in that 1999 snowstorm? Let’s look at the facts right now….as they happened on this day in weather history.
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00:07:16 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
January 13, 2021 - Air Florida Flight 90 Crashes Into A Bridge!
On This Day in Weather History, on January 13, 1982, the Boeing 737-222 registered as N62AF crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River.
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00:06:49 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
January 12, 2021 - The Devestating Haiti Earthquake
On This Day in Weather History, on January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake-ravaged Haiti, with an epicentre west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
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00:06:49 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
January 11, 2021 - A Record Rainfall in Southern Ontario
On This Day in Weather History, the weekend of January 11th & 12th, a potent winter storm brought record-setting rainfall, hours of freezing rain, ice buildup, localized flooding, and widespread powe…
00:06:28 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
January 10, 2021 - The Saskatoon Blizzard of '07
On This Day in Weather History, it is considered to be one of the worst storms in Saskatchewan's history. The Saskatchewan Blizzard of 2007 was a winter storm that struck northeastern British Columbi…
00:06:15 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
January 9, 2021 - Deadly Michigan Pileup that ends with Fireworks
This crazy event had it all….including fireworks. This was NOT to celebrate the event, it was a sad and unfortunate side effect of this day in weather history.
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Sat 09 Jan 2021
January 8, 2021 - How Much Rain? In Only 24HOURS?!
On This Day in Weather History, an island in East Africa and Located in the Indian Ocean, nowhere on Earth sees heavier rainstorms than the tiny French island, Reunion Island.
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00:06:40 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
January 7, 2021 - F4 Tornado in Illinois
On This Day in Weather History, on January 7, 1989, a tornado destroyed everything in its path for 15 miles across parts of southern Illinois and Indiana...it was later confirmed to have been a power…
00:06:50 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
January 6, 2021 - NBA Game ‘Rained Out’
On This Day in Weather History, on January 6, 1986, a scheduled game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns made history as the first-ever "rain out" for the National Basketball Associ…
00:06:18 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
January 5, 2021 - Blue Mountain Closes Mid-Season
The start of the winter in December 2006 was some kind of record-breaking mild across Canada...it was actually the warmest in 60 sixty years by the time it hit....this day in weather history.
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00:06:23 |
Tue 05 Jan 2021
January 4, 2021 - The 1998 Ice Storm!
It was The Ice Storm of all Ice Storms, but was it a storm...or storms?? That’s now on This Day in Weather History.
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00:06:47 |
Mon 04 Jan 2021
January 3, 2021 - The Rovers Have Landed!!
On This Day in Weather History, we found out that it was not a star at all but a planet, well the desire to get there has never wavered and we did just that in grand fashion.
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00:06:29 |
Sun 03 Jan 2021
January 2, 2021 - Alice is Declared a Hurricane....Again.
Since 1950, there have been 37 named storms in November, which equates to about one every other year. The standouts of these, we have covered on this podcast, but this was in January.
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00:06:04 |
Sat 02 Jan 2021
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