1881 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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Day: A chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 2am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mill Creek (Grey Point)
(2.1 miles away)
Millenbeck, Corrotoman River
(5.2 miles away)
Dixie
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111 at Death Valley, CA
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25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Topping is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Topping is located on Virginia State Route 3 6.75 miles (10.86 km) east of Saluda. Topping has a post office with ZIP code 23169.
Topping is home to Hummel Field, an airfield created by Fred Hummel, a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, in 1925. Hummel then donated the site to Middlesex County in 1970.
Prospect, a historic plantation house, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
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