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: Rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
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
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. Located in Berkshire County, the town is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,513 at the 2020 census. A college town, it is home to Williams College, the Clark Art Institute and the Tony-awarded Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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