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Beaver Island May 1986 weather report, 1986

Also May 1986 Beaver Island weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1986-05-01 – 1986-05-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1986-05-01 – 1986-05-31
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1986 Beaver Beacon reports May rainfall, trace snow, temperatures from 31°F to 82°F, and the number of days in each temperature range.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper weather summary. It does not identify a calibrated station, observer log, or measurement method.

Sources

  1. Reports 1.92 inches of rain over six days, trace snow and a 31°F low on May 1, an 82°F high on May 27 and 28, and counts of days in each temperature range. 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 · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the May weather summary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island May 1986 weather report, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-may-weather-report-1986/, accessed [date], citing Weather for May 1986, Beaver Beacon, July 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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