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Beaver Island September weather report, 1964

Also September 1964 Beaver Island weather report

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TypeEvent
Dates1964-09-01 – 1964-09-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1964-09-01 – 1964-09-30
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s September 1964 report, printed in the October Beaver Beacon, recorded a high of 77 degrees on September 2 and a low of 30 on the night of September 27. The average high was 65 and the average low was 48. The report counted eight days in the 70s, fourteen in the 60s, eight in the 50s, and sixteen above 65; rainfall totaled 5.87 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 September report: a high of 77 on September 2, a low of 30 on the night of September 27, average high 65, average low 48, eight days in the 70s, fourteen in the 60s, eight in the 50s, sixteen above 65, traces of rain on September 3, 4, 11, 25, and 28, two inches on September 21, and 5.87 inches total. It is a local newspaper report rather than an official weather-station dataset.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1964-10_Beaver-Beacon

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

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