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: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Day: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Day: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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
Wisdom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The population was 98 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code of the area is 59761. The town includes three tourist lodgings, service station, grocery, school (K-8), post office and a Forest Service office.
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