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: Isolated rain showers between noon and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 6 to 13 mph.
Day: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 11pm. Clear, with a low around 31. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
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
East Ithaca is a suburban community (and census-designated place) in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census.
East Ithaca is a suburb of the City of Ithaca on its eastern city line and in the Town of Ithaca. East Ithaca is immediately south of the main campus of Cornell University.
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