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 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
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
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