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August 1993 Beaver Island weather and Lake Michigan levels are reported

Also August 1993 Beaver Island weather report

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Date1993-08
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1993-08
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Summary

Paul Welke’s Beacon report said that roughly half of August’s days reached at least 75 degrees, precipitation was a little over four inches, and Lake Michigan’s monthly average was ten inches above the long-term August average.

Evidence limits

The article is a monthly newspaper summary, not a complete daily observation log or hydrological gauge record.

Sources

  1. Reports about four inches of August precipitation, storms on August 1, 3, and 19, a high of 85 degrees on August 25, a low of 50 on August 8, and Lake Michigan’s monthly average ten inches above the long-term August average. 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 · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the August weather and water report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “August 1993 Beaver Island weather and Lake Michigan levels are reported”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-1993-weather-water-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1993, “Weather and Water from Welke.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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