Name: January 1994 brings extreme cold, heavy snow, and open main roads on Beaver Island
Start: 1994-01
End: 1994-01
Location: Beaver Island

January 1994 brings extreme cold, heavy snow, and open main roads on Beaver Island

Also January 1994 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent

Date1994-01

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1994-01
Kind: Weather
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: weathertransportationenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Paul Welke’s January report described an exceptionally snowy and cold month but credited the snow crew with keeping the main roads open.

Evidence limits

This is a monthly newspaper summary, not a complete daily weather or plowing record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1994, “Weather by Welke.”
Reports 54.5 inches of snow over 17 days, last-week lows averaging 6 below zero, a main-road snow crew keeping routes open, and no major road or sky problems. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1994, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the January weather report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “January 1994 brings extreme cold, heavy snow, and open main roads on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-1994-weather-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1994, “Weather by Welke.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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