- Dates
- 1965-07-01 – 1965-07-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s August 1965 Beaver Beacon report describes July as windy and dry, with high fire hazards. It records 2.07 inches of rain, a high of 81 degrees on July 22, a low of 37 on the night of July 6, and average high and low temperatures of 72 and 54 degrees.
Evidence and limits
This is a local newspaper weather and fire-hazard report, not an official weather-station archive, fire incident register, or fire-management log.
Sources
- Reports high fire hazards from wind and little rain, rainfall on five listed dates, July rainfall of 2.07 inches, a high of 81 degrees on July 22, a low of 37 on the night of July 6, average high and low temperatures of 72 and 54 degrees, and the five-year rainfall comparison. It is a local report, not an official weather-station or fire-management log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-08_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 · 1965-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island July 1965 weather and fire-hazard report”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-weather-report-published-august-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1965, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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