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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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Wind chill values as low as 48. East wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
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Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Stark City is a town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the battlefield of the Second Battle of Newtonia.
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