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: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 77°F. Winds from the SE at 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers and Isolated Storms with a high near 89°F. Winds from the N at 4 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 77°F. Winds from the SSE at 9 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 89°F. Winds from the E at 4 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 78°F. Winds from the SE at 11 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Storms with a high near 88°F. Winds from the E at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 77°F. Winds from the ESE at 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Storms with a high near 88°F. Winds from the ENE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 78°F. Winds from the SE at 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Storms with a high near 86°F. Winds from the ESE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers and Isolated Storms with a low near 78°F. Winds from the SE at 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Storms with a high near 86°F. Winds from the S at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Chance of Storms with a low near 80°F. Winds from the SE at 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Chance of Storms with a high near 83°F. Winds from the ESE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Chance of Storms with a low near 78°F. Winds from the ESE at 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 84°F. Winds from the ENE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 78°F. Winds from the SE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 83°F. Winds from the E at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 78°F. Winds from the SSE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 83°F. Winds from the SW at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
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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