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 1, 2021 - Winter Classic Weather Stories
Every year and for every game of this kind, the weather is public enemy #1. So now kick back with your favourite new year day elixir, on a free day off work or school, with your favourite team jerse…
00:13:56 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
December 31, 2020 - Year-in-Review: Canadian Edition
Welcome back to our first ever This Day in Weather History, Year in Review Special!! This is the second part of our 2-part episode where yesterday was dedicated to the events that played a role inter…
00:11:32 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
December 30, 2020 - Year-in-Review: USA, International Edition
Welcome to our first ever This Day in Weather History year in Review Special. Today features stories from this past year that happened around the world and in the US.
Learn more about your ad choices…
00:09:46 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
December 29, 2020 - Victoria's Snowstorm of the Century
On This Day in Weather History, it had been 80 years since the last time Victoria experienced a snowfall was this impactful.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:06:55 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
December 28, 2020 - "Was The Nor'easter 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....this…
00:06:41 |
Mon 28 Dec 2020
December 27, 2020 - Kazakhstan Plane Crash
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 …
00:06:21 |
Sun 27 Dec 2020
December 26, 2020 - New York City Buried on Boxing Day
It was a record-breaking snowfall that began on Christmas Day and crippled the northeastern United States to a literal standstill. This day in weather history.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
00:06:50 |
Sat 26 Dec 2020
December 25, 2020 - This CHRISTMAS Day in Weather History
For Christmas Day, there are just so many compelling weather stories in history that we could not just tell one. Regardless of overall impact, anything that gets in the way or makes this day more bea…
00:11:28 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
December 24, 2020 - Apollo 8: "Around The Moon for Christmas"
Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching for something amazing to rally around and believe in. Ame…
00:06:31 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
December 23, 2020 - Revolutionary War: "The Snow Campaign"
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; these determined patriots ha…
00:06:30 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
December 22, 2020 - A Great Escape! A HISTORIC Discovery!
Pierre Jules César Janssen is the co-discoverer of this much less dense gas, helium. But he discovered the concept of helium through his observations of solar eclipses….this day in weather history!
L…
00:06:10 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
December 20, 2020 - The Worst Storm in BC Hydro History
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 provinc…
00:06:52 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
December 19, 2020 - "The Nightmare Before, During & After Christmas"
Some of my faves are Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, During & After Christmas...but stuff happens all the time during and after Christmas….and that is why today’s episode is called “The…
00:06:52 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
December 18, 2020 - "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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:06:59 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
December 17, 2020 - The Wright Bros. First Flight
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….this day in weather history…
00:06:45 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
December 16, 2020 - That Holiday Season Tornado Outbreak
Malls were jammed, kids were almost off school for 2 weeks and little did anybody know in 2019 but this would be the last Christmas season like this for one or two years thanks to a deadly invasive g…
00:06:31 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
December 15, 2020 - War and Weather: "The Battle of Fredericksburg"
Today in The Battle of Fredericksburg of 1862 that started on December 11and wrapped on the 15th...this day in weather history.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:06:38 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
December 14, 2020 - The Ship Crash That Kept Crashing
The problem with human ingenuity is the human part. It is human error that can sink a ship that is deemed unsinkable. We’ve seen this time and time and time again. But this time even after it sank, i…
00:06:54 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
December 13, 2020 - The Day Time Stopped on Highway 402
It would take the better part of a week to remove hundreds of trucks and cars and clear huge snowdrifts that made the 402 and other roads across the district impassable from a storm that happened thi…
00:06:47 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
December 12, 2020 - Massive Minnessota Metrodome Malfunction
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...this day…
00:07:08 |
Sat 12 Dec 2020
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Pelmorex Corp.. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.