- Dates
- 1986-12-01 – 1986-12-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentweathercommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1987 Beaver Beacon described December as mild despite 23 inches of snowfall, with limited snow cover, temperatures from 12°F to 38°F, and a brief January harbor freeze.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper summary, not a calibrated daily weather log.
Sources
- Reports 23 inches of December snowfall, little lasting snow cover, a brief January 13 harbor freeze, a high of 38°F, a low of 12°F, and 18 days in the 30s. 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 · 1987-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the December weather report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records a mild December with 23 inches of snowfall, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-weather-report-1986/, accessed [date], citing “December Weather,” Beaver Beacon, February 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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