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 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Santa Monica, Municipal Pier
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Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID