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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 3 mph.
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
Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 829 at the 2020 census, a decline from 872, tabulated in 2010. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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