1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Cardonia is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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