1881 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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Day: Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT