- Dates
- 1987-02-01 – 1987-02-28
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentweathercommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1987 Beaver Beacon reported a mild February with 17 inches of snow, more than 12 sunny days, 19 days above freezing, and one high-wind episode.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper weather summary, not a calibrated daily station record.
Sources
- Reports 17 inches of snow, more than 12 days of sunshine, 50–60 mph winds, a maximum of 40°F, a minimum of -2°F, and 19 days above freezing. It is a newspaper summary, not a calibrated daily log. 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 · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the February weather report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records a mild February with high winds and 17 inches of snow, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-february-1987-weather-report/, accessed [date], citing “Island Weather,” Beaver Beacon, April 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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