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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Night: Clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 12 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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
Hartley is an unincorporated community in Haakon County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
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