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 62. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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
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