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 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
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
Sweetwater is a municipality in and the seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. It is 123 miles southeast of Lubbock and 40 miles west of Abilene. Its population was 10,622 at the 2020 census.
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