- Dates
- 1975-03-01 – 1975-03-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (weather_reporter)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1975 Beaver Beacon reports that March’s high temperature was 49°F on March 19 and its low was 5°F on March 8. The average high was 34.1°F, average low 19.8°F, and average 5 p.m. temperature 29.7°F. The issue reports 14 inches of snowfall, 1.41 inches of precipitation, a freezing-rain, snow, and blizzard period on March 24–25, and 12 inches of average snow depth at month end.
Evidence and limits
These are the Beacon’s figures as attributed to Fire Officer Bill Wagner. The issue does not preserve the underlying daily observation or instrument log.
Sources
- Reports March high and low temperatures, 5 p.m. temperatures, averages, 14 inches of snowfall, 1.41 inches of precipitation, a freezing-rain/snow/blizzard period on March 24–25, and 12 inches of average snow depth at month end, attributed to Fire Officer Bill Wagner. It is a newspaper summary, not an instrument log. 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 · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the published March weather figures.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island March weather report, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-march-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1975, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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