- Dates
- 1986-03-01 – 1986-03-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentweathercommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1986 Beaver Beacon reported approximately 21 inches of March snow, 2.26 inches of rain, a 66°F high on March 31, three below-zero nights, and harbor ice moving out by April 4.
Evidence limits
These figures are preserved as a newspaper weather summary. The issue does not identify an official station, instrument, observer log, or independent dataset.
Sources
- Reports approximately 21 inches of snow, 2.26 inches of rain, a 66°F high on March 31, three below-zero nights, daily high counts by temperature range, and harbor ice moving out by April 4. It does not identify a calibrated station, observer log, or measurement method. 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 · 1986-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the March weather summary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island March weather report, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-weather-report-1986/, accessed [date], citing March Weather, Beaver Beacon, May 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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