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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Night: Clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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
Bonner Springs is a city in Wyandotte, Leavenworth, and Johnson counties, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City, Missouri Metro Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,837. Bonner Springs was incorporated as a city on November 10, 1898. Bonner Springs is home to the Azura Amphitheater (previously named the Sandstone Amphitheater), the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, Wyandotte County Historical Museum, and the annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival.
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