- Date
- 1974-08
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (reporter)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s September–October 1974 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for August: an 83°F high, a 48°F low, average high of 75.8°F, and 4.13 inches of rainfall. It also reports five thunderstorms, with damaging winds on August 11.
Evidence and limits
This is a monthly newspaper report, not a complete weather-station archive or long-term climate series. The reported averages and storm count are preserved as printed.
Sources
- Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports an August high of 83°F on August 20, low of 48°F on August 5, average high of 75.8°F, average low of 57.7°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 71°F, 4.13 inches of rain, and five thunderstorms including damaging winds on August 11; it is a single community report, not a calibrated climate series. 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 · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the August measurements and reported totals.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for August, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-august-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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