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Beaver Island winter weather reports, 1963

Also 1963 Beaver Island winter weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1962-12 – 1963-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1962-12 – 1963-08
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Beacon printed monthly weather summaries through mid-1963. The January issue reports December 1962 snowfall of 32 inches and 15.9 inches on the ground at month end. The February issue reports January snowfall of 28 inches on 18 days and 28.6 inches on the ground. The March issue reports 15 sub-zero nights in February, seven inches of snow, and a February 4 snowfall of 2.5 inches; the July issue reports June’s 85-degree high, 36-degree low, five rainy days, and 1.55 inches of rain.

Evidence and limits

These are monthly newspaper summaries attributed to local Conservation Officer Vernon Fitzpatrick. They are not a complete daily station record or a modern climate series. The January article describes December 1962, while the later two describe January and February 1963.

Open questions

  • Can the underlying daily observations or an official station record be located?

Sources

  1. Reports December 1962 temperatures, 32 inches of snow, snow on 13 days, and 15.9 inches on the ground at month end.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports January 1963 temperatures, 28 inches of snowfall on 18 days, and 28.6 inches of snow on the ground at month end.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-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 · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports February 1963 temperatures, 15 sub-zero nights, seven inches of snowfall on twelve days, and a February 4 snowfall of 2.5 inches.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held six-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 · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports March 1963 temperatures, snow, rainfall, and nine days with rain or snow; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
  9. Reports April 1963 temperatures and precipitation, including four rainy days and 0.68 inches of rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-05_Beaver-Beacon
  10. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-05_Beaver-Beacon
  11. Reports May 1963 temperatures and four inches of total rainfall over seven days; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
  12. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
  13. Reports June 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including an 85-degree high, a 36-degree low, five rainy days, and 1.55 inches of total rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-07_Beaver-Beacon
  14. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-07_Beaver-Beacon
  15. Reports July 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including a 91-degree high, a 43-degree low, six rainy days, and 0.89 inches of total rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon
  16. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon
  17. Reports August 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including an 82-degree high, a 42-degree low, eight rainy days, and 3.79 inches of total rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
  18. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
  19. Reports September 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including a 76-degree high, a 42-degree low, seven rainy days, and 4.08 inches of total rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
  20. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
  21. Reports October 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including a 76-degree high, a 31-degree low, five rainy days, and 1.60 inches of total rain; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon
  22. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon
  23. Reports November 1963 temperatures and rainfall, including 57-degree highs, a 21-degree low, 3.25 inches of rain, and a trace of snow; it does not provide an independent station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
  24. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter weather reports, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-weather-reports-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1963, “Weather Analysis.” (and 23 further sources listed on the page).

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