The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-27
ma HICKS, ronEcAsrs.
what the Weather fsr May L. Likely

to he.
indications are that May will open
with cool, fair weather In most parts,
with frosts In northern directions A
warm wave will pass eastward across
the country. giving rise to reactlonaryI
storms, central on and next to the Sd.
After q few days Of cooler, clear wealth.
Ter, about the 7th IL will grow warmer
I'm the west, and during the sth to 18th
the warmth will increase as 1t adj
Ivancos eastward over the continent,
9th. 10th.
There is marked tendency to frost.
las rule. from about the 10th to 18th
OF May, especially whom storms occur
on or Just preceding those dates. But
the indications for this month are that
this frost period will reach Its crisis at
the close OF reactionary storms central
about the 18th The new moon on
that day, and the equinox of Mercury
on the 10th. will Increase and prolong
storm conditions, and add to the pro-
liabilities Of frost after the storms In
northerly regions.
From the 18th to the 22nd falls q
married. storm period, the crisis Of
which will likely. be reached about tho
22nd. A very warm wave will pass
over the entire country during the
period, and dangerous storms are liza.
BILE to result. Cloud formations and
other storm Indications should be pru-
IDENTITY watched. Easterly to souther-
ly winds, sultry air, with low and fall
ing barometer. are certain hnrbingers
iof coming disturbances.
| After storms pass. II winds continue
from southerly points, or the barom-
eter sullenly refuses to rise, look for O
repetition OF rain, wind and thunder,
I'm cycles Of twelve and twenty-four
hours, until winds shift permanently
to westerly. and the barometer moves
decidedly upward. About the eth and
26th there will be another rise in tenn
lperature. reactlohary storms resulting,
beginning. OF course. first In the West
and appearing later and later at points
along their, march to the East. Fix
this fact we'll In your minds. You will
soon learn by the plain Indications
when the storms are liable to be re-
Itarded. or to appear early In the peri.
ods In your locality.
The last day of May Is the center OF
q regular storm period, which runs
into the opening day OF June. Full
moon on the 30th will tend to hasten
,deveiopments. 80 that very warm
wave will be well defined, and ON its
way from the West, attended by In
Creasing storms, by the closing hours
of the month. The effects OF the Venus
iequinox will be felt in all the storms
iup to the middle of May, hence there
will be marked tendency to hard
hailstorms. to excessive and sudden
changes nom very warm to very cool,
increasing the probabilities OF frost
after storms in al northerly regions.
| 1t will also be prudent to anticipate
tornadoes-to watch closely all ont.
nous storm clouds. and to have your
arrangements made. and your minds
clear rs TO what would DO the best
thing for safety In moment OF mani
fest danger. The electrical power Of
the sun is v, ny great in all the central
lpnrts of our northern hemisphere In
the month Of May, aud forces which
lexpand themselves in April showers
earlier, often gather in May into
storms OF great violence and wide ex
tent. We beg our readers to post them
, |selves on the important subject, and
/. to rob the storms OF their power tt
Iterrify and destroy. by such knowledge
land preparations as will insure safety
Ito human life.
| 1t, Louis, April 1.