This Day in Weather History

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"!

Episodes

December 29 - Victoria BC: "Snowstorm of the Century"

December 29, 2022 • 6 mins
In Victoria, Canada’s so-called ‘Snow-free city’, 65cm fell on Dec. 29th, breaking the city’s all-time 24-hour record of 55cm from 1916. As a result , widespread power outages were reported. With all ground transportation stymied, the Victoria International Airport and the BC Ferry service to the mainland and surrounding Gulf Islands also ground to a standstill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 28 - Definitely NOT the ‘Summer of 69’

December 28, 2022 • 7 mins
This storm had it all! It had the record snow accumulations, it had the a damaging ice storm, it had the and flooding rains….and it even included a tornado outbreak!! Over the next 2 days, December 26 and 27, the storm's forward movement hit a blocking area of HIGH pressure and that brought its momentum to a crawl. It was the holiday storm that packed a massive knockout punch for everything it hit….this day in weather history. Lear...
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December 27 - “Weather and Flight”: Holiday Tragedy

December 27, 2022 • 6 mins
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 didn’t get very far. There were 98 people on board that flight, of them 93 were passengers along with 5 crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 26 - The Greatest Tennis Match Ever is Almost SNOWED OUT!

December 26, 2022 • 6 mins
It was a record-breaking snowfall that began on Christmas Day and crippled the northeastern United States to a literal standstill. We had automobiles and buses banked and stranded in the streets, the NYC subway service was ground to a halt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 25 - Christmas Day Special

December 25, 2022 • 12 mins
Regardless of overall impact, anything that gets in the way or makes this day more beautiful is amplified exponentially in its scope and reverence. Today are all stories from December 25th but sailing through the years starting way back in 1776 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 24 - Christmas on the Moon with Apollo 8

December 24, 2022 • 6 mins
This mission is also known as the trip that made possible the iconic "Earthrise" image, seen and revered still to this day the world over. It was snapped by Anders and this image would give our 3 astronauts and all of humankind a new perspective on our home planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 23 - "Weather and War": The 1775 "Snow Campaign"

December 23, 2022 • 6 mins
It was called the "snow campaign" because the soldiers and fighters had a very tough time getting anything accomplished, including not getting killed, because of a very heavy snowfall. The “Snow Campaign of the Revolutionary War in 1775 opened December 23rd, and lasted a week, wrapping eventually on the 30th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 22 - A Great Escape with a Monumental Discovery!

December 22, 2022 • 6 mins
It was on a Thursday, this December 22nd, when Janssen’s story opened like a Hollywood thriller. France was in the grips of the Franco-Prussian War and our hero made a harrowing escape from a German siege of Paris. But in 1870...how do you get away that fast? You take to the air, and he did, by flying in a hot air balloon to Algeria in an attempt to study a solar eclipse. Enter HELIUM!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
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December 21 - It Was Only The FIRST Day of Winter!

December 20, 2022 • 6 mins
December 2008 was a particularly active month in Ontario for severe weather, to say the least...this day in weather history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 20 - Most Destructive Storm in BC Hydro History

December 20, 2022 • 6 mins
It is still considered right now to have been the most damaging storm in B.C. Hydro’s history. At its peak, it was reported that over 750,000 customers lost power as a result of the storm. For perspective, the city of Vancouver has a population of only around 675,000!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 19 - "The Nightmare Before (During & After) Christmas"

December 19, 2022 • 6 mins
We had: a full-on winter storm with heavy snow, strong winds, blowing and drifting and white outs. We also had a legit crippling ice storm and, just to make it almost comically impossible, this event also featured a tornado outbreak that impacted the central and eastern portions of Canada, parts of the Central Great Plains, the Southern United States, and the northeastern United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
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December 18 - “Weather and War”: Killer Cobra

December 18, 2022 • 6 mins
Typhoon Cobra was first observed on December 17 when it surprised a fleet of ships in the open waters of the western Pacific Ocean. It packed sustained winds of up to 100 mph with gusts to 140 mph. But that is where our story only starts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 17 - The FIRST Ever Flight at Kittyhawk

December 17, 2022 • 6 mins
So it was set and the day arrived; initial flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with Wilbur Wright piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. It was monumental! It was historical! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 16 - The Holiday Season Tornado Terror

December 16, 2022 • 6 mins
Most of the tornadoes were reported in Mississippi, with several striking Louisiana. The 3 fatalities happened in Louisiana and Alabama, while injuring people in several states, and damaging homes and churches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 15 - Weather and War: "The Battle of Fredericksburg"

December 15, 2022 • 6 mins
We have covered a couple of Civil War stories on this podcast already. How the weather plays into war settings is incredibly intriguing; it isn't enough that all sides are told that they want to kill each other but now they have to face a foe they have no control over. And in the case of theatres like the American civil war, they had no way of knowing what was coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 14 - The Car Ship Crash That Kept Crashing

December 14, 2022 • 7 mins
he French authorities ordered the wreck to be removed, as it was perceived to represent a danger to shipping and the environment. Yet somehow TWO more collisions happened with MV Tricolor in the days after the actual sinking. Here’s the thing; The Tricolor was carrying 2,862 cars, including BMW's, Volvos and Saabs. It was announced by the Norwegian shipping company in Oslo, to have been worth close to $50 million. But it gets worse...
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December 13 - When Time Stopped Dead on Highway 402

December 13, 2022 • 7 mins
In all, 600 travellers were stranded for as long as 48 hours on southwestern Ontario’s highway 402 because of the extreme winter weather conditions that moved in and over the region that day. Meanwhile, west of the City of Guelph, Police there were responding to what amounted to a record 543 collisions in 24 hours and all caused by whiteouts or icy roads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 12 - When Sports Domes Don't Work

December 12, 2022 • 7 mins
There were indeed, historically 5 Collapses in the history of this balloon roof in Minneapolis Minnesota, home of the MLB Twins and NFL Vikings at the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 11 - The Shocking WORST Ever Toronto Snowstorm

December 11, 2022 • 6 mins
In all, twenty-one people died as a result of this snow storm that levelled 57 cm or "twenty-two and one-half inches" of snow on the city in a single continuous storm. 48 cm fell in one day alone!! At this time, the war effort was the only priority just like how essential care workers were during the Covid-19 pandemic that has, just like a world war, gripped the planet, bringing nations to their economic knees. Learn more about you...
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December 10 - Weather and War: "The Red Cross"

December 10, 2022 • 6 mins
World War One had been raging for 3 years by 1917. During this time the Norwegian Nobel Committee held firm that NO peace prize would be awarded so long as the world was still at WAR...that would just not look good nor would it feel good.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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