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. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Day: Rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
Craigmont is a city in the northwest United States in Lewis County, Idaho. Located on the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho, it is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was 501 at the 2010 census, down from 556 in 2000.
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