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 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 1 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 7 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
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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
Elliott is a city in Sherman Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 338 at the time of the 2020 census.
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