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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Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: Rain likely before 7am, then rain showers likely between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 2am. Clear, with a low around 30. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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
Ballston is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 11,831 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from an early settler, Eliphalet Ball, a Presbyterian minister who relocated there from Westchester County, New York, in 1770. The town is in the southern part of the county, and is north of Schenectady.
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