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
November 21, 2020 - Humans Can Now FLY!!
On This Day in Weather History, back in 1783, wonder, romance, beauty and physics came together resulting in the first untethered hot-air balloon flight over Paris.
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Sat 21 Nov 2020
November 20, 2020 - The "Great Lake Effect"
As is usually the case, the lake effect snow off of Lake Ontario was 3 to 6 hours later in developing than that of Lake Erie….but boy did it more than makeup for its tardiness….this day in weather hi…
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Fri 20 Nov 2020
November 19, 2020 - Terror on the Trans-Canada
On This Day in Weather History, on November 19th, 2008, the nightmare was real when more than 1,500 cars and trucks were stranded overnight on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Cobequid Pass, in Nova…
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Thu 19 Nov 2020
November 18, 2020 - The 1929 Newfoundland Earthquake and Tsunami
The Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Newfoundland, along what is termed the “Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone”, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook up the island province...and exacted a follow-up tsu…
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Wed 18 Nov 2020
November 17, 2020 - The Great Buffalo Blizzard of 2014
On This Day in Weather History, the blizzard that came in like a lion and went out having totally devoured its prey.
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00:06:37 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
November 16, 2020 - "Wrong Way Lenny"
Puerto Rico knows hurricanes and tropical storms and why not, it’s literally the dividing line between the eastern and western Caribbean. It is right smack dab in the middle of everything. So when H…
00:06:32 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
November 15, 2020 - Sidr Bashes Bangladesh
An extremely Severe Storm, named Sidr, was a tropical cyclone that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh. We will get into the details here and also put to rest the difference…
00:06:53 |
Sun 15 Nov 2020
November 14, 2020 - Apollo 12 is Struck By Lightning!
On This Day in Weather History, on November 14, 1969, two bolts of lightning struck Apollo 12 seconds after launch, but quick thinking saved the mission from failure. Hardly routine.
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Sat 14 Nov 2020
November 13, 2020 - How Did You Not See This Coming?!
To say that this event took anyone by surprise would be a slap in the face to volcanology and really just earth history in general. Volcanic activity at Nevado del Ruiz began about two million years …
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Fri 13 Nov 2020
November 12, 2020 - First Meteor Shower on Record
On This Day in Weather History, on November 12, 1799, Andrew Ellicott, an early American astronomer, was on earth but looking up. By looking up to see what else is out there besides just us, he witne…
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Thu 12 Nov 2020
November 11, 2020 - Rememberance Day (Pt. 2): "War and Weather"
Welcome to our Special Edition Episode of This Day in Weather History. This is Remembrance Day: “War and Weather”...part 2.
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Wed 11 Nov 2020
November 10, 2020 - "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975...this day in weather history.
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00:06:16 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
November 9, 2020 - Great Lakes Nasty "Weather Brew"
On This Day in Weather History, on November 9, a tricky line of storms moved through the province. The day proved to be one of the wackiest weather days ever in Ontario.
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Mon 09 Nov 2020
November 8, 2020 - Rememberance Day (Pt. 1): "War and Weather"
We focus a lot on a turning point in humankind; World War 1. WW1, also known as ‘The Great War’, was not only terrible in terms of loss of life but the weather conditions which the combatants faced. …
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Sun 08 Nov 2020
November 7, 2020 - The 1913 Great Lakes "Blizzard-cane"
We are looking at the most powerful and menacing of Winter weather BLIZZARD….but not any normal blizzard...this one took the power of a hurricane and blended it with the knockout blow that is snow, c…
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Sat 07 Nov 2020
November 6, 2020 - The Italy F3
On This Day in Weather History, on November 6th, 2016, the area between Ladispoli and Cesano, central Italy was hit by a strong, rapidly moving long-tracked F3 tornado.
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Fri 06 Nov 2020
November 5, 2020 - Super Typhoon Haiyan
On This Day in Weather History, on November 4, a tropical storm developed and was named Haiyan. But then it began a period of rapid intensification that blew it up to typhoon intensity on November 5.…
00:06:53 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
November 4, 2020 - The Dust AND Rain World Series Finale
On This Day in Weather History, on November 4th, 2001, one of the more unique weather occurrences coincided with one of the conclusions of one of the most intense seasons in baseball history.
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00:06:56 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
November 2, 2020 - Ben Franklin's "Eclipse Hurricane"
On This Day in Weather History, on November 2, 1743, a severe storm struck the American colonies from Virginia northward. The storm might have been a late-season hurricane. The storm became known as …
00:06:45 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
November 1, 2020 - Lights Out in Quebec...Again
On This Day in Weather History, on November 1, 2019, a powerful wind storm accompanied by a heavy rain event, raged through southern Quebec and caused all sorts of headaches for everyone the day afte…
00:06:11 |
Sun 01 Nov 2020
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