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, with a high near 62. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
PORT TOWNSEND
(2.3 miles away)
Admiralty Head
(4.1 miles away)
Marrowstone Point
(4.7 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID