- Date
- 1974-01
- 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 February 1974 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for January: a 43°F high, a 1°F low, 9 inches of snowfall, about 5 inches of snow on the ground at month end, and 1.40 inches of precipitation.
Evidence and limits
This is a monthly newspaper report, not a complete weather-station archive or long-term climate series. The reported averages and cumulative snowfall are preserved as printed rather than recalculated.
Sources
- Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports a January high of 43°F on January 26, low of 1°F on January 9, average high of 27°F, average low of 16°F, 9 inches of snowfall, about 5 inches of snow on the ground at month end, 1.40 inches of precipitation, and 18.5 inches of snowfall since November 1, 1973. It is a single community report, not a calibrated long-term climate series.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for January, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-january-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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