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 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
 The Wire - Name once given to the telegraph

Ten years ago tonight, the first WXnation.com city pages went live. A big “Thank you!” to everyone who has visited over the past decade. I hope you have found some value here.

See how this website looked in its infancy:
Feb. 27, 2002 Homepage
March 4, 2002 Wichita, Kansas page
March 30, 2002 Homepage
March 30, 2002 Dallas/Fort Worth page

The number of consecutive days at or above 100 degrees at Dallas/Fort Worth’s official reporting station ended at 40 — just two days shy of tying the record set in 1980 — after a storm gust front moved into the area causing the temperature to only reach 97. Many weather stations in North Texas briefly hit 100 before the front moved in, including our weather station in North Fort Worth. At WXnation’s weather station, the consecutive days over 100 degrees now stands at 46 and might continue beyond 50. That’s 100 degrees or higher every day since June 27, and Thursday was the 62nd day to top the century mark so far this year. Weather Underground archives our daily temps. The temperature also hit 100 Thursday at nearby Fort Worth, Naval Air Station.

Here it is, the biggest weather days of 2008 as determined by WXnation.com’s unique visitors

Winter Storm Update: Heavy snow forecast for Chicago [weather/webcam images], Cleveland [weather/webcam images], Erie [weather/webcam images], Buffalo [weather/webcam images], Syracuse, NY [weather/webcam images], and Burlington, VT [weather/webcam images]

WXnation.com Turns 6! On Feb. 26, 2002, this Web site began to take shape. See how it looked in its infancy (March 4, 2002)… Much has changed. I thank each of you for visiting over the years and hope that you find today’s version of the site more useful than ever.

Weather News: Repairs start in twister-damaged South | Tornado destroys 4 homes in Northwest Fla.

Rain expected in Southern California this week

World Weather: Jerusalem experiences 2nd snow of ’08

Space News: Total lunar eclipse begins 10:01 p.m. EST Wednesday: Info and webcasts | Shuttle undocks from space station to begin trip back to Earth

Also, WXnation Wire turns 5-years-old today!: Thanks to all for checking in through almost 1,500 posts!