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 54. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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