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Beaver Island weather report for November, 1974

Also November 1974 weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1974-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1974-11
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (reporter)
Eras
Modern era
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environmentcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s December 1974 report gives Beaver Island November weather measurements: a 63°F high, a 17°F low, 2.35 inches of precipitation including snowfall, six inches of snowfall, and four inches of snow on the ground at the end of the month.

Evidence and limits

This is a monthly newspaper report, not a complete weather-station archive or long-term climate series. The printed averages and precipitation convention are preserved as reported.

Sources

  1. Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports a November high of 63°F on November 2, low of 17°F on November 27, low 5 p.m. temperature of 58°F on November 2, average high of 45.2°F, average low of 33.3°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 40.6°F, 2.35 inches of rainfall including snowfall, six inches of total snowfall, and four inches of snow on the ground at month end. It is a single community report, not a calibrated long-term climate series.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for November, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-november-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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