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Beaver Island records a mild January with 25.5 inches of snow, 1987

Also January 1987 Beaver Island weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1987-01-01 – 1987-01-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1987-01-01 – 1987-01-31
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Summary

The March 1987 Beaver Beacon described January as mild, with approximately 25.5 inches of snow, temperatures from -2°F to 43°F, and four sunny days.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper weather summary, not a calibrated daily station record.

Sources

  1. Reports approximately 25.5 inches of snow, a high of 43°F on January 13, a low of -2°F on January 24, and four sunny days. It is a newspaper summary, not a calibrated daily log. 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 · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the January weather report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records a mild January with 25.5 inches of snow, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-weather-report-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island Weather,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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