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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Day: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
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
Mahanoy City is a borough located 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre and 13 miles southwest of Hazleton, in northern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Coal Region of Pennsylvania and is surrounded by (but not part of) Mahanoy Township.
The name Mahanoy is believed to be a variation of the Delaware word Maghonioy, or "the salt deposits".
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