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: Rain before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 9 to 14 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 2 to 9 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 8 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
Three Rivers is a village and former census-designated place (CDP) in the city of Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for the confluence of the Ware and Quaboag rivers, which form the Chicopee River.
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