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: Scattered rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Widespread frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 8 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 29. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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
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