The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-06-28
Hicks
Forecast for July as Published in His
Words and Works.


advancing from western sections.
Moon is at south point of declina-
tion and perigee on the 1st and 2nd.
The stars show that the 1st and
End are also central days of reac-
tionary disturbances. Moon is full
on the 3rd, and regular, Vulcan
storm period runs from 4th TO 9th.
being central on the 9th, the central
day, also, of the Venus disturbance.
All these things indicate that men,
acing weather conditions will pre-
vail generally until after the moon
passes north of the celestial equator
on the Sth. About Wednesday, 9th,
to Saturday, 9th, look first for
very warm wave and falling ba-
rometer, ending on and touching
the 7th and 8th, in many very
threatening storms. Many sections
will get at this time heavy, local
downpours of rain and hail, while
many other parts of the country
will have black storm clouds,
with much violent bluster and
storminess, with little or no rain.
Excessive heat and the usual alb
normal lightning and thunder of
the Venus disturbance will pre-
cede and attend the storm areas at
this time. The characteristic
change to very much cooler may
be counted on when the storms of
this Venus disturbance have pass
ed, and the high barometric area
following from the west reaches
progressively the various parts of
the country. On and touching the
18th and 18th, the barometer will
fall again, wave of much warmer
weather will pass eastwardly over
the country, and many clustering,
threatening storm clouds, with rain
and hail in many localities, may
reasonably he looked for. Change
again to cooler weather will be the
natural order, until we enter the
regular storm period central on lS,
the date, also of the new moon.
At this regular strom period, as
the storm diagram shows, we will
still be in the Venus period and
near the center Of a Mercury dis
turbancd. Hence we shall look for
one of the most oppressive terms of
summer warmth, continuing and
growing in general intensity, until
the conditions are broken up by
general and active storms. Ordi-
narily these storms would culmin-
ate about the 18th and Goth, bring
ing change to rising barometer and
cooler weather; but the presence of
the Mercury disturbance, lasting
until the 25th, is almost sure to
prolong the high temperature, with
threatening weather conditions un-
til we pass quite to the end of the
Mercury and Venus periods. We
name Monday to Wednesday, the
18th to Goth, and Saturday to Mon"
day, the 23rd to 25th, as central
dates, about which the most threa-
tening disturbances are most prob
able. During all this part of July
many black clouds will arise, some
sections will get showers of rain
and hail, but empty buster, with
stiff gales and wind, will be the rule
in most parts of the country. A
general rise of the barometer will
bring westerly winds and change
to cooler weather about the end OF
the Mercury and Venus periods
say about the 25th to 2Sth.
The last regular storm period for
July is central on the Goth covering
the last four or five days of the
month. AS the results of this period
advance from the west, a low ba.
rometcr and warm wave will grad.
ually spread eastward, and cloudi.
ness with gusts of summer wind
will result in most parts of the
country. Local rains will attend
this cloudiness, in scattered local.
tiles, about the Goth 3Oth and 31st
but the country generally, especial
iy in all western and northwestern
regions, will begin to feel severely
the want of rain by the end of July
The storm diagram shows thai
the moon is at her extreme south de
clination on the 10Th, and at peri
gee on the 9lst, being the second
time in July for her to occupy these
positions. Rising barometer follow.
ed by cooler, northwesterly winds
ought re easonably to appear at the
end of July and during the opening
days of August. We again say thai
heavy hail storms Will in all pro.
bability visit many localities dur.
ing the continuance of the Venus
period in July. From the nature
of the case these hail storms are