- Dates
- 1970-02-01 – 1970-02-28
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1970 Beaver Beacon reports February weather recorded by Bob Barber. The average high was 26 degrees and the average low 9.6; precipitation was .83 inches, snowfall 10.5 inches, and average snow depth on February 28 was 18 inches. The issue also prints 1960–69 average weather comparisons.
Evidence and limits
These figures are preserved as the newspaper’s local observation record. The issue does not identify the instruments, observation site, or an independent official weather series.
Sources
- Reports February temperatures, precipitation, snowfall, snow depth, and ten-year averages; it is a local newspaper report rather than an official weather-station dataset.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island February weather report, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-february-weather-report-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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