- Dates
- 1965-03-01 – 1965-03-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bill Wagner’s April 1965 Beaver Beacon report gives March’s average high as 32 degrees and average low as 16.5 degrees. The month’s high was 44 degrees on March 5 and 6, its low was minus 2 on the night of March 24, and snowfall totaled 9 inches, bringing winter snowfall to 68½ inches.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper figures compiled by the island’s fire officer. The issue does not identify an instrument location, observation schedule, or official weather series.
Sources
- Bill Wagner’s report gives a March average high of 32 degrees, average low of 16.5, a low of minus 2 on the night of March 24, a high of 44 on March 5 and 6, 9 inches of snowfall, and 68½ inches of winter snowfall. It is a local report, not an official weather-station log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-04_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 · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island March 1965 weather report”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-weather-report-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1965, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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