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Beaver Island January weather report, 1986

Also January 1986 Beaver Island weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1986-01-01 – 1986-01-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1986-01-01 – 1986-01-31
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Weather
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1986 Beaver Beacon reported 30 inches of January snow, a warming period from January 9 through 23, and the winter’s low of −11°F on January 27 and 28.

Evidence limits

These figures are preserved as a newspaper weather summary. The issue does not identify an official station, instrument, observer log, or independent dataset.

Sources

  1. Reports 30 inches of snowfall, a warming trend from January 9 through 23 with temperatures above freezing, a winter low of −11°F on January 27 and 28, and daily high counts by temperature range. It does not identify a calibrated station, observer log, or measurement method. 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 · 1986-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the January weather summary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January weather report, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-weather-report-1986/, accessed [date], citing January Weather, Beaver Beacon, March 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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