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: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. West wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. North wind 16 to 22 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 21 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Port Jefferson
(0.4 miles away)
Port Jefferson Harbor entrance
(1.5 miles away)
Cedar Beach
(2.3 miles away)
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
Poquott is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the Town of Brookhaven, on the North Shore of Long Island, and is officially known as the Incorporated Village of Poquott.
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