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Beaver Island weather report for October, 1973

Also October 1973 weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1973-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1973-10
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 November 1973 report gives Beaver Island’s October weather: a 76°F high on October 10, a 31°F low on October 19, 1.88 inches of rainfall, damaging winds on October 13, thunderstorms on October 9 and 13, and fog on eight days.

Evidence and limits

This is a single community newspaper report, not a calibrated long-term climate series or independent weather-station archive.

Sources

  1. Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports October temperatures, 1.88 inches of rainfall, damaging winds on October 13, thunderstorms on October 9 and 13, and fog on eight days. The report is not a long-term climate series.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-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 · 1973-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for October, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-october-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1973, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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