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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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
Creedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.
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