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Beaver Island January weather report, 1964

Also January 1964 weather report · Vernon Fitzpatrick January weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1964-01-01 – 1964-01-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1964-01-01 – 1964-01-31
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Beaver Island

Summary

Vernon Fitzpatrick’s January 1964 weather summary, printed in the February Beaver Beacon, reported a high of 42°F, a low of 0°F, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 32°F and 18°F, 11.1 inches of snowfall, and 1.77 inches of precipitation. The report said patches of bare ground remained at month-end.

Evidence and limits

These figures are preserved as the newspaper’s monthly report. The issue does not identify an instrument, observation station, or surviving official weather log.

Sources

  1. Reports a 42°F high, 0°F low, 32°F average daytime temperature, 18°F average nighttime temperature, 11.1 inches of snowfall, 1.77 inches of precipitation, and bare ground patches at month-end; it does not identify an official station or surviving log.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January weather report, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-weather-report-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1964, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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