- Date
- 1962-03
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Vernon Fitzpatrick
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Vernon Fitzpatrick’s March 1962 weather summary recorded a −21°F low, a 55°F high, five inches of snow, 0.7 inches of rain, and a decline in ground snow from 36.8 inches to about 10 inches.
Evidence and limits
The figures are preserved as reported in the April newspaper and are not independently reconciled with a weather-station archive.
Sources
- Reports a March 2 low of −21°F, March 28 high of 55°F, average nighttime temperature of 17°F, average daytime temperature of 34°F, snow on two days totaling 5 inches, rain on four days totaling 0.7 inches, and snow depth falling from 36.8 to about 10 inches. It is a newspaper summary, not an instrument ledger.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Vernon Fitzpatrick reports Beaver Island weather for March 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-march-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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