- Date
- 1962-05
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1962 Beaver Beacon reports that May’s highest daytime temperature was 81 degrees on May 17 and its lowest nighttime temperature was 31 degrees on May 9. It gives average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 65 and 42 degrees, rain on ten days totaling 1.8 inches, and snow flurries on May 8.
Evidence and limits
This is a monthly newspaper weather summary attributed to Vernon Fitzpatrick, not a complete instrumental record or a modern climate series.
Open questions
- Can the underlying daily observations or an official station record be located?
Sources
- Reports a May high of 81 degrees on May 17, low of 31 degrees on May 9, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 65 and 42 degrees, rain on ten days totaling 1.8 inches, a .83-inch May 13 rainfall, and May 8 snow flurries.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-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 · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for May 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-may-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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