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 10am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then widespread showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT