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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Day: Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT