- Dates
- 1975-02-01 – 1975-02-28
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (weather_reporter)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1975 Beaver Beacon reports that February’s high temperature was 42°F on February 24 and its low was 2°F on February 9. The average high was 28.4°F, average low 16.7°F, and average 5 p.m. temperature 25°F. The issue reports 20 inches of snowfall, 1.08 inches of precipitation, and 14 inches of snow on the ground at month end.
Evidence and limits
These are the Beacon’s figures as attributed to Fire Officer Bill Wagner. The issue does not preserve the underlying thermometer, precipitation, or daily observation log.
Sources
- Reports February high and low temperatures, 5 p.m. temperatures, averages, 20 inches of snowfall, 1.08 inches of precipitation, and 14 inches of snow on the ground at month end, attributed to Fire Officer Bill Wagner. It is a newspaper summary, not an instrument log. 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 · 1975-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the published February weather figures.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island February weather report, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-february-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1975, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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