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1975: GOES-1, the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite was launched to observe cloud patterns, surface temperatures, and other atmospheric trends best viewed from space.
2016: Typhoon Sarika made landfall in Baler, Aurora, Philippines, with 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 935 millibars (27.6 inHg).
2017: Hurricane Ophelia, now an extratropical cyclone, crossed over western Ireland with wind gusts up to 191 kilometres per hour (119 mph), the fastest winds ever recorded on the island.