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Beaver Island weather observations for October 1975

Also October 1975 Beaver Island weather

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TypeEvent
Date1975-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1975-10
Kind
Weather
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s October report records a high of 70 degrees on October 24, a low of 29 degrees on October 30, four thunderstorms, and only 0.49 inches of rainfall. The average high was 58.5 degrees, the average low 43.8 degrees, and the average 5 p.m. temperature 53 degrees.

Evidence and limits

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

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports October high and low temperatures, averages, four thunderstorms, 0.49 inches of rainfall, and the number of days in each temperature range. 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 · 1975-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the October weather report and attribution to Fire Officer Bill Wagner.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

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

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