- Dates
- 1964-08-01 – 1964-08-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s August 1964 report, printed in the September Beaver Beacon, recorded a high of 81 degrees on August 3 and a low of 33 on August 22. The report counted three days in the 80s, sixteen in the 70s, eleven in the 60s, and one in the 50s. Rainfall totaled 3.65 inches, with traces recorded on August 15, 29, and 31; the issue characterizes most of the month as cloudy, foggy, and cool.
Evidence and limits
This is a local newspaper weather summary. It does not identify the instrument, observation site, or an official weather-station series.
Sources
- Prints Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s August report: a high of 81 on August 3, a low of 33 on August 22, three days in the 80s, sixteen in the 70s, eleven in the 60s, one in the 50s, trace rainfall on August 15, 29, and 31, and 3.65 inches total rain. It is a local newspaper report rather than an official weather-station dataset.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island August weather report, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-weather-report-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1964, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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