1961 - Hurricane Esther was seeded by Navy planes in the inaugural experiment of what was to formally become Project STORMFURY next year. Esther was the first hurricane to be initially detected by satellite. On Sept. 10th, TIROS III imaged an area of disturbed weather a hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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Day: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain
(6 miles away)
Paris Road Bridge (ICWW)
(9 miles away)
Michoud Substation, ICWW
(9 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID