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1969: Meteor-1 1 the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, was launched.

1976: The National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala was created.

2007: Heavy rain began impacting central Argentina, eventually leading to severe flooding that would leave 15 dead.

2009: Severe flooding exceeded 40 feet at Fargo, North Dakota, breaking a record set in 1897.