- Dates
- 1985-10 – 1985-11-09
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1985 Beaver Beacon reported October weather observations of 2.52 inches of rain, a 64°F high on October 26, and a 30°F low on October 11. It also recorded first snowflakes on November 8 and accumulated snowfall on November 9.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper observations, not a calibrated station log or complete climatological record.
Sources
- Reports 2.52 inches of October rain over six days, a 64°F high on October 26, a 30°F low on October 11, counts of days in several temperature ranges, first snowflakes on November 8, and accumulated snowfall on November 9. It is a newspaper weather report, not a calibrated station log or complete climatological record. 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 · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the October weather report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records October 1985 weather and first snow, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-october-weather-report-1985/, accessed [date], citing October Weather, Beaver Beacon, December 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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