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: Partly Cloudy with a high near 83°F. Winds from the NNE at 6 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 58°F. Winds from the NNE at 8 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 79°F. Winds from the NNE at 7 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 52°F. Winds from the NNE at 6 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 82°F. Winds from the NNE at 4 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 55°F. Winds from the NNE at 3 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 84°F. Winds from the E at 2 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 57°F. Winds from the E at 2 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 85°F. Winds from the SSE at 2 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 58°F. Winds from the SSE at 3 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 86°F. Winds from the SSE at 2 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 61°F. Winds from the ESE at 3 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 84°F. Winds from the SE at 1 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 61°F. Winds from the E at 3 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 84°F. Winds from the E at 2 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 61°F. Winds from the ESE at 3 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 84°F. Winds from the ENE at 2 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 62°F. Winds from the E at 3 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 83°F. Winds from the N at 3 mph
Night: Clear with a low near 65°F. Winds from the ESE at 3 mph
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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