- Dates
- 1964-12-01 – 1964-12-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bill Wagner’s January 1965 Beaver Beacon weather report says Beaver Island received 24 inches of snow during December 1964. It records heavy fog on December 24, a high of 41 degrees on December 11, a low of 4 degrees on the night of December 18, and average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 29.5 and 18 degrees.
Evidence and limits
These figures come from a local newspaper report compiled by the island’s fire officer. The issue does not identify an instrument location, observation times, or official weather-station series.
Sources
- Bill Wagner’s report records 24 inches of snow during December, heavy fog on December 24, a high of 41 degrees on December 11, a low of 4 degrees on the night of December 18, average daytime temperature of 29.5 degrees, average nighttime temperature of 18 degrees, and no sub-zero temperatures. It is a local report, not a weather-station archive.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island December 1964 weather report, published January 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-weather-report-1964-january-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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