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- Beaver Island
Summary
Vernon Fitzpatrick’s February 1962 report recorded a 35°F high, a −12°F low, 29.8 inches of snowfall, 36.9 inches of ground accumulation, and 12 nights below zero on Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The figures are preserved as reported in the March newspaper and are not independently reconciled here with a weather-station ledger.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “Weather.”Reports a February maximum of 35°F on February 4, minimum of −12°F on February 1, 29.8 inches of snowfall, 36.9 inches of ground accumulation, 12 subzero nights, and 13 snow days. The report is a monthly newspaper summary, not an instrument archive.