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: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 2 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 35. East wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
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
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,705. Its county seat is Grafton. The county was formed in 1844 and named for Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Taylor County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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