Beaver Island records December 1988 weather, 1989

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Event

Date: 1988-12
Kind: Weather
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: weatherenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1989 Beaver Beacon reports December weather observed for the U.S. Department of Commerce: a 45°F high, 3°F low, freezing rain, rain, and snow.

Evidence limits

This is a local newspaper weather report and excludes December 18–22; it is not a complete calibrated station record.

Sources

“Weather Report December 1988,” Beaver Beacon, January 1989.
Reports a 45°F high on December 6, a 3°F low on December 12, approximately 3 inches of rain including 1.85 inches of freezing rain on December 23, and 10 inches of snow. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records December 1988 weather, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-december-1988-report-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Weather Report December 1988,” Beaver Beacon, January 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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