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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Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID and Peter Sinks, UT