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: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. North wind around 12 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 5am. Clear, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Haverstraw
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Tarrytown
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Peekskill
(9 miles away)
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
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