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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Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Bates is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It has a post office with a ZIP code 97817. The elevation is 4,062 feet (1,238 m).
On December 30, 1960, the Oregon Lumber Company sold the Bates mill and townsite to the Edward Hines Lumber Company, which operated the mill until 1975, when it was closed and dismantled. The post office closed on January 2, 1976.
Bates had a peak population of up to 400. Bates State Park opened in 2011.
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