- Date
- 1962-08
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1962 Beaver Beacon summarizes August weather from local Conservation officer Vernon Fitzpatrick. It reports an 84-degree high on August 28, a 40-degree low on August 18, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 74 and 57 degrees, and 5.17 inches of rain over nine days.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper-reported monthly figures. The issue does not reproduce a daily observation log or identify the measuring instruments.
Sources
- Reports August's hottest day as August 28 at 84 degrees, coolest night as August 18 at 40 degrees, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 74 and 57 degrees, and 5.17 inches of rain over nine days.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis; it does not provide an independent instrument record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s August 1962 weather is summarized in the Beacon”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-1962-weather-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1962, “Weather Analysis.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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