Meteo Nine.

Port-Au-Prince
2100 UTC | station location

Scattered Clouds

Temperature: 33 °C / 91 °F
Dew Point: 23 °C / 73 °F
Humidex: 43 °C / 109 °F
Relative Humidity: 56%
Wind: from W @ 9 MPH
Visibility: 6 miles
Pressure: 1014 mb

Panel Age: 68458 Hours
link: Flora Turns.

Flora Turns.

On October 7, 1963, one of the deadliest hurricanes in modern history, Hurricane Flora, made an fortunate (or unfortunate) pivot (depending on where you lived) over Haiti and headed east into the unpopulated Atlantic.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/07/2002 AM)
weather at MTPP

Chicago
2051 UTC | station location

Broken Clouds

Temperature: 27 °C / 81 °F
Dew Point: 13 °C / 55 °F
Humidex: 30 °C / 86 °F
Relative Humidity: 42%
Wind: from E @ 7 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 25000 ft
Pressure: 1019.0 mb

Panel Age: 27871 Hours
link: Stupid Cow.

Stupid Cow.

When it doesn't rain, bad things happen. Mrs. O'Leary's cow, I'm looking at you.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 05/25/2007 AM)
weather at KORD

Manistee
2135 UTC | station location

Clear

Temperature: 24 °C / 75 °F
Dew Point: 13 °C / 55 °F

Relative Humidity: 50%
Wind: from NW @ 6 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles
Pressure: 1019.3 mb

Panel Age: 68412 Hours
link: ... And One Tugboat.

... And One Tugboat.

The cities of Holland and Manistee on Michigan's weastern shore were also destroyed by fire on October 8th, 1871. On the same day, a fire burned Michigan's Thumb, killing trees and setting up disaster a decade later.

Some people blame meteorites (but cf. actual research). A more likely culprit is the atmosphere.

*shakes fist at sky*

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/09/2002 AM)
weather at KMBL

Melbourne Airport
2100 UTC | station location

Broken Clouds

Temperature: 12 °C / 54 °F
Dew Point: 9 °C / 48 °F

Relative Humidity: 82%
Wind: from N @ 22 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 8000 ft
Pressure: 1011 mb

Panel Age: 68528 Hours
link: Weather History

Weather History

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has a sixteen hundred (?!) page book online, detailing the history of meteorology in the area. Not only that, but they've got a lovely spring ahead of them.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/04/2002 AM)
weather at YMML

Menominee
2115 UTC | station location

Overcast

Temperature: 27 °C / 81 °F
Dew Point: 16 °C / 61 °F
Humidex: 32 °C / 89 °F
Relative Humidity: 51%
Wind: from SW @ 9 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 9000 ft
Pressure: 1018 mb

Panel Age: 68411 Hours
link: Forgotten Fire

Forgotten Fire

More deadly than the Chicago fire which occurred the same night, the Peshtigo fire of October 8, 1 871 never managed to sear itself into the nation's collective memory the way Chicago's fire did.

Alas, for small midwestern towns.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/09/2002 AM)
weather at KMNM

Memphis
2053 UTC | station location

Broken Clouds

Temperature: 34 °C / 93 °F
Dew Point: 25 °C / 77 °F
Humidex: 46 °C / 115 °F
Relative Humidity: 59%
Wind: from W @ 8 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 25000 ft
Pressure: 1016.4 mb

Panel Age: 68528 Hours
link: Tropical Decay

Tropical Decay

As Tropical Storm Lili continues to messily starve to death across the southeast, It is throwing bands of wind and rain to the north and east as it loses its structure.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/04/2002 AM)
weather at KMEM

Flint
2053 UTC | station location

Broken Clouds

Temperature: 27 °C / 81 °F
Dew Point: 12 °C / 54 °F
Humidex: 29 °C / 84 °F
Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: from NE @ 5 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 7000 ft
Pressure: 1017.5 mb

Panel Age: 68528 Hours
link: Squall Line

Squall Line

The squall line (see Grand Rapids in the central panel) is supposed to instensify as it crosses mid-Michigan.

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/04/2002 AM)
weather at KFNT

Lafayette
2054 UTC | station location

Few Clouds

Temperature: 29 °C / 84 °F
Dew Point: 18 °C / 64 °F
Humidex: 35 °C / 95 °F
Relative Humidity: 51%
Wind: from NE @ 7 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles
Pressure: 1017.5 mb

Panel Age: 68526 Hours
link: The World = Detroit

The World = Detroit

Purdue University has its own airport!

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/04/2002 AM)
weather at KLAF

Lansing
2053 UTC | station location

Broken Clouds

Temperature: 26 °C / 79 °F
Dew Point: 13 °C / 55 °F

Relative Humidity: 45%
Wind: from NW @ 5 MPH
Visibility: 10 miles / Ceiling: 5500 ft
Pressure: 1018.2 mb

Panel Age: 68445 Hours
link: Expensive weather.

Expensive weather.

The most expensive weather phenomenon for agriculture isn't hail or flooding or frogs falling from the sky.

It's frost.

And we might get some here in Mid Michigan if the clouds don't get here until after dark. (They didn't).

Author: iceberg273

(Panel Created: 10/07/2002 PM)
weather at KLAN

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