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September 1993 Beaver Island weather and Lake Michigan decline are reported

Also September 1993 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Date1993-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1993-09
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Paul Welke described a wet middle and cold end to September 1993 and reported the beginning of the seasonal Lake Michigan level decline.

Evidence limits

This is a monthly newspaper summary rather than a complete daily weather log or gauge series.

Sources

  1. Reports nearly 2.5 inches of rain late September 13 and early September 14, a high of 75, a low of 30 on September 30, and Lake Michigan two inches lower from September to October. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the September weather and water report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “September 1993 Beaver Island weather and Lake Michigan decline are reported”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-september-1993-weather-water-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1993, “Weather and Water by Welke.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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