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Beaver Island December weather report, 1963

Also December 1963 weather report · Vernon Fitzpatrick weather report

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TypeEvent
Dates1963-12-01 – 1963-12-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1963-12-01 – 1963-12-31
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Beaver Island

Summary

Vernon Fitzpatrick’s December 1963 weather summary, printed in the January 1964 Beaver Beacon, reported a high of 46°F, a low of −10°F, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 29°F and 19°F, 6.3 inches of snowfall, and 4.6 inches of snow on the ground at the end of the month.

Evidence and limits

These figures are preserved as the newspaper’s monthly report. The issue does not identify an instrument, observation station, or surviving official weather log.

Sources

  1. Reports a 46°F high, a −10°F low, 29°F average daytime temperature, 19°F average nighttime temperature, 6.3 inches of snowfall, and 4.6 inches of snow on the ground at month-end; it does not identify an official station or surviving log.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island December weather report, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-weather-report-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1964, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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