- Dates
- 1996-12-01 – 1996-12-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1997 Beaver Beacon weather column describes December 1996 as snowy but not especially cold. White precipitation fell on 15 days, including 13 inches before Christmas Eve and 7 inches at month-end; 27 nights remained in the double digits, 23 days rose above freezing, and Lake Michigan stayed liquid.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper-published local observations; the issue does not identify the instruments, observation site, or an independent official weather series.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports measurable snow or other white precipitation on 15 December days, 13 inches before Christmas Eve, 7 inches at month-end, 27 nights in the double digits, 23 days above freezing, and Lake Michigan still liquid. 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 · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the local weather recap.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island December 1996 weather recap records snow but mild temperatures”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-weather-report-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1997, “WEATHER by WELKE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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