- Dates
- 2012-07-15 – 2012-07-17
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentwateragriculture
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After overnight rain on July 15, 2012, Beaver Island residents compared local rain-gauge readings ranging from less than half an inch to more than two inches. The discussion emphasized that rainfall could vary substantially over short distances and that gauge placement affected comparisons.
Evidence limits
These are distributed resident observations, not an official meteorological record. They are useful evidence of perceived and locally measured rainfall variation, not a certified Island-wide precipitation total.
Sources
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Sources
- Residents reported roughly 0.4 to 2.2 inches at different locations, including Mrs. Redding's Trail, Cable Bay, Welke Airport, downtown, Sand Bay, Martin's Bluff, and other sites; one participant said Whiskey Island initially missed the rain and later revised that report. The values are unsynchronized household or personal weather-station observations with inconsistent gauges and no official station calibration, so they demonstrate localized variation rather than a certified precipitation total.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005209
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents report sharply varying rainfall totals, July 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-15-rainfall-observations-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island residents, “How much rain did you get last night?,” Beaver Island Forum, July 15–17, 2012..
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