Weather/Conditions
Why June 6?
June 5-7, 1944, offered the best conditions for the invasion:
* Full moon
* Low tides
* Light winds
* Good visibility
* Clear or partly cloudy skies
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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-07/news/0905110054_1_partly-cloudy-skies-low-tides-weather-updates
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June 5th was not a great time for an invasion, either. There was supposed to be a big storm, and there was.
June 5-7, 1944, offered the best conditions for the invasion:
* Full moon
* Low tides
* Light winds
* Good visibility
* Clear or partly cloudy skies
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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-07/news/0905110054_1_partly-cloudy-skies-low-tides-weather-updates
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June 5th was not a great time for an invasion, either. There was supposed to be a big storm, and there was.
June 19th was the only other time left to do D-Day, (Except June 6th)because they thought that there would be ideal weather. They were wrong. Turned out one of the worst storm of the 20th century came on June 19th, 1944. Good thing D-Day happened on June 6th.