- Date
- 1974-03
- 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 April 1974 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for March: a 56°F high, a 4°F low, 15.5 inches of snowfall, and 3.17 inches of precipitation since January.
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 March high of 56°F on March 3, low of 4°F on March 23, average high of 34.7°F, average low of 20.9°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 29.7°F, 15.5 inches of snowfall, 49.5 inches since November, and 3.17 inches of precipitation since January. It is a single community report, not a calibrated long-term climate series.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for March, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-march-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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