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: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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
Lodgepole is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
The community took its name from Lodgepole Creek. It is surrounded on three sides by the Grand River National Grassland, although the tracts are not contiguous.
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