- Date
- 1966-01
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1966 Beaver Beacon published a January weather summary compiled by Fire Officer Bill Wagner. It reported a high of 39 degrees, a low of -3, 13.5 inches of snowfall, and 7.5 inches of snow on the ground at month end.
Evidence and limits
These figures are preserved as a local newspaper report, not as an official weather-station record or complete daily series.
Open questions
- Which instrument and observation location produced the figures?
- Are official January 1966 records available for comparison?
Sources
- Reports a January high of 39 degrees, low of -3 degrees, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 24 and 12.6 degrees, 13.5 inches of snowfall, and 7.5 inches of snow on the ground at month end. The report is a local newspaper compilation, not an official weather-station series.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January 1966 weather report is published, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-1966-weather-report-published-february-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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