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 19 - Terror on the Trans-Canada
Late in the afternoon on this day in weather history it was a typical highway story that starts a chain reaction of this kind….Trucks. Within minutes there was a long gridlocked line of cars just sit…
00:06:36 |
Sat 19 Nov 2022
November 18 - The 1929 Newfoundland Earthquake and Tsunami
The year was 1929 and The Dominion of Newfoundland was a country in eastern North America at the time. It is today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, but that didn't come abou…
00:06:50 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
November 17 - The Great Buffalo Blizzard of 2014
Not only was the snowstorm historic in its own right but it also provided the shock and awe of lightning. Just in the Western NY event alone, S. Cheektowaga, was buried under 65" (165cm) of snow….tha…
00:06:31 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
November 16 - Nicaragua's 2020 Nightmare
The reach of Iota was massive; sea swells were witnessed as far north as Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, as far east as Jamaica and as far south as Colombia…..this day in weather History.
Learn more abou…
00:06:24 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
November 15 - The Tragic Tropical Cyclone that Tore Through Bangladesh
Sidr hammered Bangladesh with peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), making it a Category-5 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale that weighs hurricanes. Bangladesh se…
00:06:50 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
November 14 - When Apollo 12 was Struck By Lightning
Just 36 seconds after liftoff, a bolt of lightning shot out like...well…..a rocket…..from the grey clouds over the launch site, striking the Saturn5 as it climbed towards space. What happened after t…
00:06:38 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
November 13 - The 1985 Colombia Volcano Eruption
This became known as the Armero tragedy—the deadliest of its kind in recorded history. However, volcanic activity at Nevado del Ruiz began about two million years ago, since the Early Pleistocene or …
00:06:34 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
November 12 - The Record Breaking Venice Flood
It was the highest tide in 50 years and with it came the looming threat that seawater would move up and into the historic monuments and works of art in the equally historic city. The waters peaked at…
00:06:44 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
November 11 - "Weather and War": Remembrance Day - Part 2
Each year we pause all programming on our network of feeds around the country to reflect and respect those who have and continue to serve bravely with their lives for the safety and security of our C…
00:06:11 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
November 10 - "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter. She was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes when launched on June 7, 1958. Unfortunately, she also remains the largest to have …
00:06:19 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
November 9 - A Nasty Ontario "Weather Brew"
The day proved to be one of the wackiest weather days ever in Ontario. In Southwest Ontario on the Michigan border, Windsor’s temperatures climbed to a balmy 20°C. In Southeast Ontario and Canada's N…
00:06:51 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
November 8 - "Weather and War": Remembrance Day - Part 1
World War One involved the active duty of more than 65 million men from over 30 countries. Of these, 620,000 Canadians and nearly 8 million French fought in truly horrific conditions in France.
Lear…
00:06:59 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
November 7 - The Killer 1913 Great Lakes Blizzard
It is still the deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the 5 great lakes in recorded history, killing more than 250 people, destroying 19 ships, and stranding 19 others.
Learn more ab…
00:07:06 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
November 6 - The Rare F3 Rome Tornado
This powerful and deadly twister was first reported in the coastal town of Ladispoli, where two floors of an eight-story building collapsed. Dozens of other buildings were damaged in Ladispoli while …
00:06:02 |
Sun 06 Nov 2022
November 5 - The 2013 Super-Typhoon that Tore Apart The Philippines
Historically, it is one of the deadliest typhoons on record to hit the Philippines. It killed at least 6,300 people in that country alone while also leaving 11 million more people homeless.
Learn mor…
00:06:53 |
Sat 05 Nov 2022
November 4 - The 2001 Game 7 World Series Dust Storm
On November 4th, 2001, one of the more unique weather occurrences coincided with one of the conclusions of one of the most intense series and seasons in baseball history…..this day in weather history…
00:06:43 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
November 3 - A Very Rare Alaska Earthquake
The earthquake registered 7.9 Magnitude. It was the largest quake recorded in the United States since the 1965 Rat Islands earthquake. And that concussion upon eruption was the strongest ever recorde…
00:06:27 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
November 2 - The "Eclipse Hurricane" of 1743
Benjamin Franklin was living in the then US Capital, Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was excited about the prospect of recording observations of a predicted eclipse event. Problem is, there was no such…
00:06:26 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
November 1 - The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
You had to know that likely EVERY SINGLE halloween decoration across the province of Quebec was still set up or hanging from something creative when the 100 kilometre per hour winds hammered through.…
00:05:36 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
October 31 - The 2021 Halloween Special
With stories from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, sit back and enjoy the candy, gum, chocolate and chips you likely stole from your kids' collection bags while we look at a special collection of s…
00:06:16 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
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