1936 - A forest fire burned several miles east of the town of Bandon, Oregon. The fire was far enough away that residents were not particularly worried. A sudden shift in the winds drove the flames westward and through town. The fire, caused by summer drought and fueled by the abundant Gorse Weed found in many of the empty spaces between buildings in Bandon, caused so much destruction that only a handful of structures were left standing when the fire finally died down.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 0 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Lake Charles
(1.3 miles away)
Calcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk Terminal
(6 miles away)
Thu's High Temperature
108 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ and Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Lake Charles (French: Lac-Charles) is the fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lake Charles's population was 84,872.
The city and metropolitan area of Lake Charles is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, metropolitan Lake Charles is often called the "Lake Area".
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