- Dates
- 2001-01 – 2001-02
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmenttransportationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2001 Beacon weather column described a snowy Beaver Island winter, January average temperatures of 28°F highs and 23°F lows, late-February subzero cold, snowmobile-heavy travel, and local ice that supported island travel but not a shore-to-shore crossing.
Evidence limits
This is a local observer’s column, not a calibrated weather station record or complete winter climatology.
Sources
- The column reports more snow than usual, a few subzero periods, January average highs of 28°F and lows of 23°F, passable roads, snowmobile travel, local ice conditions, and wildlife around feeders and winter corn. 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 · 2001-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the weather column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather column notes snowy January, late-February cold, and local ice conditions in March 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-weather-report-published-march-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2001, “Weather c/o Welke.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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