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 sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 8 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
West Nanticoke is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, across the Susquehanna River from the city of Nanticoke. The population of the CDP was 749 at the 2010 census.
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