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: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
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111 at Death Valley, CA
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25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Rising Sun is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Rising Sun is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Greenwood and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon on U.S. Route 49E . Some citizens refer to the area north of Rising Sun near the Hwy 82 and Hwy 49E intersection in Greenwood as being Rising Sun but the area is known as Craigside.
It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Rising Sun is located on the Canadian National Railway. A post office operated under the name Rising Sun from 1887 to 1912.
In 1900, the community had a population of 72.
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