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. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind around 14 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North wind around 13 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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 64. 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Port Washington, Manhasset Bay
(0.5 miles away)
Harry Tappen Marina, Hempstead Harbor
(2.5 miles away)
Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor
(3.4 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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census.
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