- Date
- 2001-02
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentrecreationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2001 Beacon weather column reported that February had single-digit temperatures on the 28th and more than 15 inches of snow. It also described snowmobiling, hiking, and dogsledding, while leaving the effect of snowmelt, runoff, and spring rain on Lake Michigan levels uncertain.
Evidence limits
This is a local observer’s retrospective weather column, not a calibrated weather-station record or hydrological assessment.
Sources
- The column reports single-digit temperatures on February 28, more than 15 inches of February snow, snowmobiling, hiking, dogsledding, and uncertainty over whether snowmelt, runoff, and spring rain would overcome evaporation and raise Lake Michigan levels. 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 · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the February weather report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s February 2001 weather column records snow, recreation, and uncertain lake-level recovery”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-february-weather-report-published-april-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2001, “Weather c/o Welke.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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