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: Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 99. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 1 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 1 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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