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Beaver Island weather observations for November and December 1975

Also November–December 1975 Beaver Island weather

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TypeEvent
Dates1975-11 – 1975-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
1975-11 – 1975-12
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Weather
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s January 1976 report records Beaver Island weather for November and December 1975. November had a 60-degree high, 10-degree low, 2.0 inches of snowfall plus traces, and 3.61 inches of precipitation. December had a 54-degree high, 6-degree low, 10.0 inches of snowfall, and 1.31 inches of precipitation.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper-published monthly summaries, not a complete daily station record or instrument archive. The cumulative snowfall and precipitation figures are preserved as printed, with their stated January 1, 1975 baseline.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports November and December high, low, average, precipitation, and snowfall totals, including 12 inches of snowfall since November 1 and 75 inches since January 1, 1975. It is a monthly summary, not a complete daily station record. 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 · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the two-month weather report and its attribution to Fire Officer Bill Wagner.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather observations for November and December 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-november-december-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1976, “Weather Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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