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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 10 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely after 10pm. Cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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
Summit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in northern–central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex and Morris counties in the Passaic Valley region. Summit is a commercial hub and commuter town for New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 22,719, an increase of 1,262 (+5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,457, which in turn reflected an increase of 326 (+1.5%) from the 21,131 counted in the 2000 census.
Originally incorporated as Summit Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1869, from portions of New Providence Township (now Berkeley Heights) and Springfield Township, Summit was reincorporated as a city on March 8, 1899.
Possible derivations of Summit's name include its location atop the Second Watchung Mountain; the Summit Lodge, the house to which jurist James Kent moved in 1837 and which stands today at 50 Kent Place Boulevard; and to a local sawmill owner who granted passage to the Morris and Essex Railroad for a route to "the summit of the Short Hills".
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