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Beaver Island weather report for October 1976

Also October 1976 weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1976-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1976-10
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (weather reporter)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
weatherenvironmentcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s November 1976 report gives Beaver Island’s October 1976 weather as an average high of 52.7°F, average low of 36.4°F, average 5 p.m. reading of 48°F, and 2.28 inches of precipitation.

Evidence and limits

The article preserves the newspaper’s measurements and temperature-band counts; it is not a station log, regional climate series, or independent verification.

Sources

  1. Reports October high and low temperatures, 5 p.m. readings, averages, 2.28 inches of precipitation, and the number of days in each temperature band. It is a local newspaper weather table, not a calibrated station archive or regional climatology. 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 · 1976-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the October weather report and its reported measurements.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for October 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-october-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1976, “Weather Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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