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Beaver Island’s July 2002 weather column expects cooler lake breezes and mostly sunny summer conditions

Also Beaver Island Weather or Not July 2002 · July 2002 lake-breeze forecast

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Date2002-07
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2002-07
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Summary

The July 2002 weather column expected Beaver Island’s lake breezes to moderate mainland heat and predicted mostly sunny conditions, with occasional late-night storms and low-pressure systems.

Evidence limits

This is a conversational newspaper forecast, not a weather-station record or a retrospective climate summary.

Sources

  1. Contrasts mainland 90-degree temperatures and high humidity with Beaver Island’s lake breezes, and forecasts mostly sunny July weather with occasional late-night storms and low-pressure systems. 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 · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the weather column.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s July 2002 weather column expects cooler lake breezes and mostly sunny summer conditions”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-july-2002-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2002, “Weather or Not.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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