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: Partly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 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
Fordoche (pronounced four-DOASH) is a town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 928 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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