- Dates
- 1997-01-01 – 1997-01-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1997 Beaver Beacon weather column reports January average daily highs of 22.8 degrees, lows of 12.3 degrees, and about 40 inches of snow. It also notes lingering arches of snow and debris from the January 10 ice storm.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper-published local observations; the issue does not identify the instruments, observation site, or an independent official weather series.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports average January daily highs of 22.8 degrees, lows of 12.3 degrees, about 40 inches of snow, and lingering ice-storm debris and snow arches. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the January weather recap.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January 1997 weather report records 40 inches of snow”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-weather-report-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1997, “WEATHER by WELKE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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