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: Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Clear, with a low around 72.
Freeport Entrance Jetty
(0.3 miles away)
Freeport Harbor
(0.9 miles away)
Freeport Harbor
(1 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
Quintana is a town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. Its population was 26 as of the 2020 census, down from 56 at the 2010 census.
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