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Beaver Island weather report for June, 1974

Also June 1974 weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1974-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1974-06
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 July 1974 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for June: a 79°F high, a 39°F low, average high of 68.8°F, and 5.03 inches of rainfall.

Evidence and limits

This is a monthly newspaper report, not a complete weather-station archive or long-term climate series. The reported averages are preserved as printed.

Sources

  1. Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports a June high of 79°F, low of 39°F, high 5 p.m. temperature of 76°F, low 5 p.m. temperature of 51°F, average high of 68.8°F, average low of 47.3°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 63°F, and 5.03 inches of rainfall; 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 · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The scan confirms the June measurements and reported totals.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for June, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-june-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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