- Date
- 2002-05
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 2002 weather column described May as unusually cold and unsettled, including snow in the air and a Memorial Weekend more suited to parkas than shorts. It predicted a rapid warm-up for June.
Evidence limits
The column is a conversational report and forecast, not a meteorological instrument log or climate summary.
Sources
- Characterizes May as another bizarre month with snow in the air, strong wind, and a cold Memorial Weekend, and forecasts a sharp transition to warmer June weather. 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 · 2002-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the weather column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s May 2002 weather report recalls late snow and a cold Memorial weekend”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-may-2002-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2002, “Weather or Not.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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