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 and isolated thunderstorms before 7am, then rain and patchy fog and isolated thunderstorms between 7am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 2am. Clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 8 mph.
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
Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,664 at the 2020 census. The town consists of the North Grafton, Grafton, and South Grafton geographic areas, each with a separate ZIP Code. Incorporated in 1735, the town is home to a Nipmuc village known as Hassanamisco Reservation, the Willard House and Clock Museum, Community Harvest Project, and the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
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