- Date
- 2002-12
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2002 “Weather or Not” column described November as warm and dry until snow arrived around Thanksgiving. It forecast a possible white Christmas, one or two thaws before the holiday, slightly above-average temperatures, and strong gales as winter approached.
Evidence limits
This is a conversational newspaper forecast, not a measured December weather dataset or retrospective observation.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Weather or Not.”Reports warm and dry November conditions, snow arriving around Thanksgiving, and a December outlook calling for a white Christmas, possible thaws, slightly above-average temperatures, and one or two strong gales. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s December 2002 weather column forecasts thaws and strong gales”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-december-2002-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Weather or Not.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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