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: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East 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 and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Jay is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,506 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Jay, governor of New York when the town was formed.
The town is on the northern border of Essex County and is 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Plattsburgh, 93 miles (150 km) south of Montreal, and 135 miles (217 km) north of Albany. Jay is located inside the Adirondack Park.
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