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 49. North wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 14 to 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 8 to 15 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind around 12 mph.
Wellfleet
(0.7 miles away)
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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Wellfleet is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The town had a population of 3,566 at the 2020 United States census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer. A total of 70% of the town's land area is under protection, and nearly half of it is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Wellfleet is famous for its oysters, which are celebrated in the annual October Wellfleet OysterFest.
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