The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-05
NUMBER IL.
MAY FORECASTS.

Louis W ora ana WORKS, SAYS.
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 reaclionary storms,
central on and next TO the 81. AZ
ter few days of cooler, clear
weather, about the 7lh it will grow
warm in the west, and during the
Sth TO the 11lh the warmth will in.
crease as it advances eastward
over the continent, resulting IN
many storms about the 8lh, 9th
and 10Th. There is a marked ten.
dency to frost, as rule, from
abou, the 10Th to the 18th Of May,
especially when storms occur ON or
just preceding those dates. But
The indications for this month are
that this frost period will reach IT'S
crisis at the close of reactiopary
storms central about the 18th.
The new moon on that day, and
the equinox OF Mercury on the
18th, will increase and prolong
storm conditions, and add to the
probabilities OF frost after the
storms in noriherly regions.
From the Sth TO The 22d falls a
marked storm period, The crisis of
which will likely he reached about
The 22d. A very warm wave will
pass over the entie country dur.
ing The period, and dangerous
storms are liable TO result. Cloud
formations and other storm indica.
tions should be prudenlly watched.
Easterly to southerly winds, sultry
air, with low and falling baromc.
ter, are certain harbingers of com.
ing disturbances. After storms
pass, if winds continue IRON south
erly points, or the barometer sui.
lenIy refuses to rise, look for Il
repetition of rain, wind and thun.
der, in cycles of twelve and twen.
,y.lour hours, until winds shift per.
manen,ly to westerly, and the ba.
romeier moves decidedly upward.
About The 25lh and 26lh there will
be another rise in temperature, re.
+ sulling in reaclionary storms, be.
ginning, OF course, first in the
: west, and appearing later and la.
, ter at points along their march TO
the east. Fix this fact we'll in
r your minds. You will soon learn
by the plain indications when the
storms are liable to lie retarded, or
TO appear early in the periods IN
your locality.
The last day of May is the cen.
ter of regular storm period which
runs into the opening days Of
June. Full moon on The goth will
Tend TO hasten developments, so
, that very warm wave will be
well defined 'and on its way from
the west, attended by increasing
, storms, by the closing hours OF the
month. The effects of The Venus
equinox will be felt in all the
: storms up to the middle of May,
r hence there will be- a marked ten
dency to hard hail storms, TO ex.
r cessive and sudden changes from
very warm to very cool, increas.
: ing the probabillIles of frost after
S storms in all noriherly regions. 1t
! Will also be prudent 10 anticipate
= tornadoes-,o wath closely all om-
t nous stormclouds, and TO have
= your arrangements made, and your
e minds clear as 10 what would be
the best thing for safety in a mo.
t ment OF manifest danger. The
+ electrical power OF The sun is very
: great in all the central parts Of
t our northern hemisphere in the
J. month Of May, and forces which
n expend themselves in April show
. ers, earlier, often gather IN May
!. into storms of great violence and
;. wide extent. We beg. our reader.
e to post themselves, by such knowl
e edge and preparations as will IN
% suye safety to human life.