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Beaver Island weather observations for July and August 1975

Also 1975 summer weather · Beaver Island July and August weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1975-07 – 1975-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1975-07 – 1975-08
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s report in the combined August–September 1975 issue records Beaver Island weather for July and August. July’s high was 87 degrees, with 1.77 inches of rain and four thunderstorms. August’s high was 90 degrees, its average high was 75.5 degrees, and rainfall totaled 2.42 inches, including 1.17 inches in a storm on August 28–29.

Evidence and limits

These are monthly summary observations as printed in the Beaver Beacon. They are not a complete daily record, a station metadata record, or an independent instrument archive.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports July and August high, low, average, rainfall, thunderstorm, and cumulative precipitation observations attributed to Fire Officer Bill Wagner. The source is a monthly observation report, not a complete daily weather log or instrument archive. 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 · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the printed weather table and attribution.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather observations for July and August 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-july-august-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1975, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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