- Date
- 1974-05
- 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 May–June 1974 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for May: a 68°F high, a 21°F low, eight foggy days, and 2.10 inches of rain.
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 rather than recalculated.
Sources
- Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports a May high of 68°F, low of 21°F, average high of 58°F, average low of 35.6°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 50°F, and eight foggy days with 2.10 inches of rain. It is a single community report, not a calibrated long-term climate series.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key 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 · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for May, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-may-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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