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Beaver Island March 1966 weather report is published, April 1966

Also March 1966 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1966-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1966-03
Kind
Weather
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Beaver Island
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Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1966 Beaver Beacon published Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s March weather summary. It reported a high of 58 degrees, an average high of 37.8, a low of 6 degrees above zero, an average low of 25.3, 3.21 inches of precipitation, 3.75 inches of snow, and 22.69 inches of snowfall to date.

Evidence and limits

The report covers only 28 days and notes that no temperatures were recorded on March 23–25. It is a local newspaper compilation, not an official weather- station series.

Sources

  1. Reports 28 days of temperature observations: a high of 58 degrees, average high of 37.8, low of 6 above, average low of 25.3, 3.21 inches of precipitation, 3.75 inches of snowfall, and 22.69 inches of snow to date. No temperatures were recorded on March 23–25; this is a local newspaper compilation, not an official station series.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_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 · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island March 1966 weather report is published, April 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-1966-weather-report-published-april-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1966, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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