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: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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
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