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 before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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
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