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: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 0 to 5 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