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 showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North wind around 13 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North wind around 13 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Southport, Southport Harbor
(0.2 miles away)
Black Rock Harbor
(3.9 miles away)
SAUGATUCK, SAUGATUCK RIVER
(4.6 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
Southport is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It is located along Long Island Sound between Mill River and Sasco Brook, where it borders Westport. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,710. Settled in 1639, Southport center has been designated a local historic district since 1967. In 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Southport Historic District.
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