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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 9 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 11pm. Clear, with a low around 32. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Burdett is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 357 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Burdett is within the Town of Hector, east of Seneca Lake and northeast of Watkins Glen.
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