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Beaver Island December 1965 weather report is published, 1965

Also December 1965 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1965-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1965-12
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1966 Beaver Beacon published a December 1965 weather summary compiled by Fire Officer Bill Wagner. It reported 1.39 inches of precipitation, 1.5 inches of snow, a high of 55 degrees, and a low of 16 degrees.

Evidence and limits

These figures are preserved as a local newspaper weather report. They are not substituted for an official station log or a complete daily observation series.

Open questions

  • Which instrument and observation location produced the figures?
  • Are official December 1965 weather records available for comparison?

Sources

  1. Reports December precipitation of 1.39 inches, 1.5 inches of snowfall, a high of 55 degrees on December 31, a low of 16 degrees on the night of December 19, and monthly average low and high temperatures of 27 and 35 degrees. The report is a local newspaper compilation, not an official weather-station record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1966-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island December 1965 weather report is published, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-1965-weather-report-january-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1966, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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