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Longtime Maritime meteorologist Peter Coade lifeless at 82

Editorial Board Published May 3, 2025
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A Nova Scotia meteorologist who was a comforting presence to Maritimers on tv and radio for greater than 5 a long time died early Saturday.

Together with his down-to-earth manner and heat voice, Coade had an infinite ardour for climate and was devoted to sharing the most recent predictions.

“It’s one of the most important elements we live by. It dictates our food supply, it dictates how we live, how we work,” he mentioned upon retiring from CBC in 2016.

On the time of his retirement, he held the Guinness World Report for longest profession for a climate forecaster, however the document has since been surpassed.

A younger Coade originally of his profession, utilizing a climate map. (CBC)

In retirement, the doting Coade spent his time along with his son and daughter, 4 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

CBC anchor Tom Murphy reacted Saturday to Coade’s demise by saying his title is synonymous with climate.

CBC meteorologist Peter Coade retires

After 54 years on the job, CBC meteorologist Peter Coade retires Sept. 30, 2016.

“He was that calming, informative voice to help us cope on the eve of a hurricane or pick a sunny day at the beach,” mentioned Murphy. “The audience repaid him with their respect.  Above all, he was a tremendous colleague we all miss.”

Residing in Nova Scotia meant Coade had the chance to name a number of high-profile climate occasions.

Recollections of Hurricane Juan

In 2003, Hurricane Juan introduced winds of greater than 145 km/h and knocked out energy to 300,000 properties and companies and downed numerous bushes. Two individuals died on account of the Sept. 29, 2003, Class 2 storm.

“A lot of people that weren’t listening to me were surprised at that storm,” mentioned Coade.

He mentioned some Maritimers watch U.S. TV stations for forecasts as a result of the climate often goes west to east. Hurricane Juan didn’t comply with that sample and as a substitute got here up straight due south of Halifax. Consequently, it wasn’t on the radar of U.S. forecasters.

Remembering White Juan

A mere 5 months later, the huge snowstorm referred to as White Juan dumped 50 to 95 centimetres of snow on Nova Scotia.

Coade additionally predicted that, however he made one mistake.

“Stupidly though, I didn’t bring in a change of underwear or socks, even though I knew I wasn’t going home for a couple of days because I was trapped in the city,” he mentioned.

How Coade bought his begin

Coade’s journey into forecasting climate started with lower than noble intentions. In Grade 11 at St. Patrick’s Excessive College in Halifax, the principal got here into his class to speak about job-shadowing alternatives on the CBC. Whereas college students raised their arms when requested in the event that they have been excited about being a digicam operator or tv presenter, nobody raised their hand when meteorologist was introduced up.

“I was smart enough to think that this sounds like a day out of school,” mentioned Coade, who ended up spending a day job-shadowing CBC meteorologist Rube Hornstein.

Peter Coade is shown a U.S. Air Force plane in an archival photo.Coade was the meteorologist for the Canadian Worldwide Air Present in Toronto for a few years. (CBC)

Within the early days, Coade labored extensively in radio. In Joyful Valley-Goose Bay within the late Sixties, he offered the climate every night on CBC Tv to an viewers made up largely of United States Air Pressure personnel and their households stationed in Labrador throughout the Chilly Conflict.

He later labored for Toronto radio station CFRB and was additionally the meteorologist for the Canadian Worldwide Air Present for a few years.

Starting in March 1990, Coade labored for ATV and ASN, earlier than rejoining CBC in 2007.

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