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: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Verbank is a hamlet in the town of Union Vale in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Verbank is served by a post office with the ZIP code of 12585; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 12585 had a population of 956 at the 2000 census.
Verbank is home to Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, which was established in 1976 as a camp for children grades 2–8, focused on Zionist and Jewish education. The camp was formerly a cardiac support summer camp. The Verbank Hunting And Fishing Club, on Verbank Club Road, was created in 1928. The Verbank United Methodist Church is located at the junction of County Route 9 and New York State Route 82. The Dutchess and Columbia Railroad was chartered in 1866 to build a line from Fishkill on the Hudson River, northeast and north to the New York and Harlem Railroad at Craryville. On the railroad, a railroad station, the church, a post office, and two stores existed in the area that was known as Verbank Station. In its early years, Verbank was home to two gristmills and a paper mill.
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