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Beaver Island October weather report, 1964

Also October 1964 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Dates1964-10-01 – 1964-10-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1964-10-01 – 1964-10-31
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s October 1964 report, printed in the November Beaver Beacon, recorded a high of 69 degrees on October 2 and 16 and a low of 27 on October 27 and 31. The average daily temperature was 56.5 and the average nighttime temperature was 41; rainfall totaled 1.19 inches.

Evidence and limits

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

Sources

  1. Prints Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s October report: a high of 69 on October 2 and 16, a low of 27 on October 27 and 31, freezing temperatures on October 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 31, average daily temperature 56.5, average nighttime temperature 41, eleven days in the 60s, thirteen in the 50s, seven in the 40s, and 1.19 inches of rain. It is a local newspaper report rather than an official weather-station dataset.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_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 · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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

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