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 43. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Isolated rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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
Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2020 census. Canton is the home of Culver-Stockton College, a small liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It also had the oldest continuously operating ferry across the Mississippi River, which closed in April 2014. Four members of the United States House of Representatives have come from Canton, and are buried in the city's Forest Grove Cemetery. Canton is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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