- Dates
- 1965-01-01 – 1965-01-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bill Wagner’s February 1965 Beaver Beacon report says January brought 16 inches of snow to Beaver Island and 40½ inches for the winter to date. The January high was 41 degrees on the 7th and 8th; the low was minus 18 on the night of the 17th. Average daytime and nighttime temperatures were 27 and 13 degrees.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper figures compiled by the island’s fire officer. The issue does not identify an instrument location, observation schedule, or official weather-station series.
Sources
- Bill Wagner’s report records a January high of 41 degrees on January 7 and 8, a low of minus 18 on the night of January 17, 16 inches of January snowfall, 40½ inches for the winter, 11 inches of ground snow at month-end, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 27 and 13 degrees, and eight days below 20 degrees. It is a local report, not an official weather-station log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January 1965 weather report”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-weather-report-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1965, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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