- Date
- 2002-04
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2002 Beaver Beacon described March as unusually volatile, with extreme cold, snow, brief warmth, and ice-related Coast Guard visits. Its forecast for April anticipated thunderstorms, additional snow and cold, short warm periods, and roughly three inches of rain. The May follow-up reported that April remained snowy and windy before forecasting a milder May.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper forecast and informal local observation, not a complete weather log or instrument-based climate record.
Sources
- Describes March as shifting among arctic cold, snow, warmth, and sunshine, notes two Coast Guard Cutter Acacia stops to break harbor ice, and forecasts April thunderstorms, snow, cold, intermittent warmth, and about three inches of rain. 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 · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the weather column and forecast.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Looks back on April’s snow, fierce wind, and black skies, and forecasts a milder May with about average rainfall. 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 · 2002-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the April retrospective and May forecast.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s April 2002 forecast calls for continued volatile spring weather”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-april-2002-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2002, “Weather or Not.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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