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: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 9 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Florida is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.
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