x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

This Day in Weather History

The Weather Network

"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

history documentary

All Episodes

6:45

October 30 - "The Perfect Storm"

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/30

On October 30, 1991, the so-called “perfect storm” hit the North Atlantic producing remarkably large waves along the New England and Canadian coasts. The damage caused by these enormous waves was widespread throughout the entire region. While this storm was developing, there was a 70-foot fishing boat named the Andrea Gail in the Grand Banks of the North Atlantic on a fishing mission for swordfish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

7:03

October 29 - Hurricane Sandy Part 2: "Impacto Profundo"

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/29

On October 25th of this podcast we followed Sandy as it became a hurricane then as it carved through everything in its path through the Caribbean. It rolled over Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and The Bahamas...today we cover its final landfall, near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:50

October 28 - The Great 1707 Japan Earthquake

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/28

The island nation of Japan is located along an intersection of 4 tectonic plates. As a result of this, a tremor occurs in Japan with a frequency of at least every five minutes. That equates to a total of 2,000 quakes each year. That is a recipe for disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:52

October 27 - World Series Game TWICE Delayed by Weather

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/27

Coming out of St. Petersburg and heading to Philadelphia after the first two games of the 2008 World Series, the heavily favoured Phillies were braced for bad weather. They are from here, they know that this is normally the time of year where their NFL brothers The Eagles flourish and their NHL brothers The Flyers dominate. Game 5, which started on Monday, October 27, was suspended after the top of the 6th inning and called off for the remainder of the night. But this game was postponed again on the

en

5:55

October 26 - 26 Tornadoes in US Midwest!

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/26

Today we look back at a series of low-topped supercells that dropped, a total of 26 tornadoes; Five of which were rated F2. It happened October 26th, 1996...this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:53

October 25 - Hurricane Sandy Part 1 - "At Its Strongest"

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/25

Today is part ONE, when Sandy was at its peak intensity. We will pick this story up in 4 days when Sandy made its landfall on the mid Atlantic seaboard and unleashed a storm surge that residents of Long Island, Staten Island and the Jersey Shores will never ever forget. That's to be continued on October 29th...that day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:34

October 24 - The Hottest World Series Game on Record

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/24

The "Fall Classic". Welcome back to October special on “World Series Weather” on This Day in Weather History. It was already a hot day that Tuesday afternoon. At 2:45pm, hours before the game started, and as the Dodgers took to batting practice the temperature read 104F (40C). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:27

October 23 - THE Strongest Hurricane on Record in the...

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/23

Hurricane Patricia made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph(over 240km/h) in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico on this day in weather history at 6:15 p.m. CDT. But then this monster underwent what is called an eye-wall replacement cycle. In the case of this storm, there was severe flooding in the mountainous terrain of southern Mexico and it went on to damage or destroy over 10,000 homes and about 100,000 acres of farmland. Learn more about your ad choices

en

6:15

October 22 - The Never-Ending Nor'easter

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/22

Some of the greatest rainfalls over the four days were recorded at Grand Manan (162 mm), Yarmouth (109 mm) and Baccaro Point (137 mm). Peak winds were reported at Cape Sable Island, clocking in at 189 km/h. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:44

October 21 - World Series Snow - Florida vs. Cleveland

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/21

Spring training in Florida began with regularity back in 1913. The idea was that while snow covered the fields back where the parent clubs lived, Florida was perfect location to get together and play demonstration games to tune up for when spring arrived up north. That was the original plan anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

7:31

October 20 - Cape Breton Crushing of 1974

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/20

One who was there for this storm was Mr. Ken MacDonald, a listener and fan of this podcast. He sent me this story from his perspective along with material from which to research further the details of what happened this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:48

October 19 - The Next Yankees Dynasty is Delayed by...

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/19

Game 1 of the 1996 World Series between the Braves and Yankees was to be played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. That was the plan….but the weather was simply too much and the opener was postponed by a major storm system affecting the East Coast. It was only the third time in World Series history that a Game 1 had been postponed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:36

October 18 - The 2005 Rage of Hurricane Wilma

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/18

It would be 15 years until another season would have a W-named storm – Tropical Storm Wilfred in 2020. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and was part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, where 3 of the top ten most intense Atlantic hurricanes took place: including also #4 Rita and #7 Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:52

October 17 - The 1989 !EARTHQUAKE! World Series

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/17

During that pregame a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake centred in the Santa Cruz Mountains rocked the region from Santa Cruz to Oakland. After this, this world series was forever known by another moniker “The Earthquake Series”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:34

October 16 - Hurricane Hazel Tears Through Toronto

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/16

On October 14, just before its first landfall on the Carolinas, Hazel’s wind speeds rocketed to 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph), and THAT qualified it to be upgraded to a Category 4 storm. By the time it reached Canada, it was an extratropical category 1. Malton Airport (now Lester B. Pearson International Airport), in the west end of the city reported 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain, with the totals increasing until past Brampton which had been in the crosshairs of over 200mm! Learn more about your ad

en

6:33

October 15 - WORST Weather EVER for a World Series...

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/15

Games had twice been postponed due to poor weather. A routine pop fly that would normally be caught 999 out of 1,000 times, everyone watched the ball fly into the outfield and followed it until it too disappeared in the dark. Nobody knew what had happened until a fan’s loud voice was heard shrieking: “It’s a home run.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:19

October 14 - WW2 Killer France Flash Floods

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/14

Several months' worth of rain fell in just a few hours through the overnight hours of October 14th, 2018, leaving roads severed in some areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:40

October 13 - The Fort Erie Freak Fall Storm

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/13

Starting as rain in the afternoon of Thursday October 12, as the day gave way to night it turned to a heavy wet snow. Then as temperatures dropped overnight and into the early hours of Friday The 13th rain started and eventually turned into a heavy, wet snow that fell for hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

5:53

October 12 - Yo! Ho! Blow the STATE Down!

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/12

This powerful Pacific Northwest windstorm beat down the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962, this day in weather history. To put this into perspective, the “Big Blow” is considered one of THE most powerful extratropical cyclones recorded in the U.S. in the 20th century; with respect to wind velocity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

6:36

October 11 - “Vince” Rinses Spain with Heavy Rain

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/10/11

With Vince, this was the first time the english alphabet was extinguished of names in an Atlantic Hurricane season….that would not happen again until the bizarre and bonkers year 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en

610 results

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Biography Flash

Inception Point Ai