Event

Vernon Fitzpatrick reports Beaver Island weather for March 1962

Also March 1962 Beaver Island weather report

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Summary

Vernon Fitzpatrick’s March 1962 weather summary recorded a −21°F low, a 55°F high, five inches of snow, 0.7 inches of rain, and a decline in ground snow from 36.8 inches to about 10 inches.

Evidence and limits

The figures are preserved as reported in the April newspaper and are not independently reconciled with a weather-station archive.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Weather.”
    Reports a March 2 low of −21°F, March 28 high of 55°F, average nighttime temperature of 17°F, average daytime temperature of 34°F, snow on two days totaling 5 inches, rain on four days totaling 0.7 inches, and snow depth falling from 36.8 to about 10 inches. It is a newspaper summary, not an instrument ledger.