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: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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
Randolph, formerly called Roanoke and Talcott, is a small unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, near the Staunton River. Its elevation is 354 feet (108 m). The community is the home of Staunton River Battlefield State Park.
Mulberry Hill and the Wade Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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