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: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Isolated rain showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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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