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. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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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