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: Scattered rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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 and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
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