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Beaver Island July weather report, 1964

Also July 1964 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Dates1964-07-01 – 1964-07-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1964-07-01 – 1964-07-31
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s July 1964 report, printed in the August Beaver Beacon, recorded 3.12 inches of rain, including 1.09 inches on July 13. The reported high was 88 degrees on July 25 and the low was 45 on July 30. Average daytime and nighttime temperatures were 78 and 58 degrees; the report counted fifteen days in the 80s, fifteen in the 70s, and one 69-degree day.

Evidence and limits

This is a local newspaper weather summary. It does not identify the instrument, observation site, or an official weather-station series.

Sources

  1. Prints Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s July report: 3.12 inches total rain, 1.09 inches on July 13, a high of 88 on July 25, a low of 45 on July 30, average daytime high 78, average nighttime low 58, fifteen days in the 80s, fifteen in the 70s, and one day at 69. It is a local newspaper report rather than an official weather-station dataset.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon

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

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