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Beaver Island’s September 1962 weather is summarized in the Beacon

Also Beaver Island September 1962 weather analysis

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TypeEvent
Date1962-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1962-09
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Weather
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Beaver Island
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Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1962 Beaver Beacon summarizes September weather from local Conservation officer Vernon Fitzpatrick. It reports a 77-degree high, a 33-degree low, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 63 and 41 degrees, and 3.02 inches of rain over 16 days.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper-reported monthly figures. The issue does not reproduce a daily observation log or identify the measuring instruments.

Sources

  1. Reports a September high of 77 degrees, low of 33 degrees, average daytime and nighttime temperatures of 63 and 41 degrees, rain on 16 days, and 3.02 inches of precipitation, including 1.04 inches on September 16.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published weather analysis; it does not provide an independent instrument record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s September 1962 weather is summarized in the Beacon”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-september-1962-weather-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “Weather Analysis.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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