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: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)
(3 miles away)
Mission Bay, Campland
(8 miles away)
Quivira Basin, Mission Bay
(9.9 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 and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
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