The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
THE WEATHER FOR AUGUST.
Prof. Hicks Says There Will be Lack of
Rain but Much Cool Weather.

In his predictions for August Hicks
does not offer very much encourage
ment for moist weather, but is of the
opinion that the temperature will not
go very high. His predictions for
July came very close to the mark for
this locality. For August Hicks makes
this statement:
There viii % more or less stormi-
Gearing weather, with rising barome-
ter and westerly winds, will follow
the disturbances from the west resoh-
ing eastern extremes about the 4th.
There will be = rapid reaction to
storm conditions about the 9th and 7th,
and these conditions will eliminate in
electrical storms, with great bluster
and some rain in numerous localities
on and touching the 9Th, the date when
moon passes the celestial equaror.
Very warm weather may be expected
from the date of new moon and apOgee,
the 9th, until after low barometer and
storms culminate about the 9th. Prog
ressive change to cooler, travelling from
west to east behind the storm condi-
tions, will form the natural and ordi-
nary sequel to the period, spreading to
the Atlantic by about the 9th.
The next regulay storm period falls
from the 11th to 18th. This will bring
return of falling barometer, easterly
and southerly winds, and very warm
days. About the 18th to l4th hot
wave will culminate over the central
states, ending in thunder storms, gen.
eral bluster and local rains.
From the 18th to Goth warm wave
low barometer and general storm tend
encies will appear. On the Goth moon
is in perigee and full, indicating that
storm conditions may reach crisis on
and about that date. A general per-
turbed state will very probably con-
tinue over the moons passage Of the
equator on the 22nd, and into the regu-
lar storm pariod extending from the
23rd to 9th. We suggest that regions
in the eouth Pacific. and along the
southern coast and islands, will act
wisely if they promptly heed the ear
liest Indications and warnings OF pos
sible cyclones and hurricanes, coming
up from West Indies about this time.
Such Developments need surprise NO
ono along the gulf regions, and in case
Of their advent, unseasonably cool to
cool weather will prevail over central
and northern states, until hurricanes or
cyclone conditions pass Into the north
Atlantic regions. We do not affirm
that such will be tho case this month,
but these carly equinootial storms not
unfrequently strike our southern coasts
in August. thare being strong probabil-
tiles Of such developments this mouth.
August CLOSES In reaotionary storm
period, with moon near hor greatest
north declination. The month will end
quite warm, with local summer storms
in transit from west TO east. We fear
that most sections will lack for rain
this month.
All readers of our forecasts for years
past will know that our predictions oi
great drouth, or minimum OF rain.
fall for the north and west," calls fol
tho crisis Of such conditions in 1900 and
1901. We expected that those sec
tions would begin to feel approaching
drouth this season, and still believe
that suoh will be the case. At the same
time, the excess Of rain to the south
which was part of the general fore
cast, has now become . disastrous page
in history. We are gratitied that seas
Onal conditions have remained as good
"a they have, north and west, up to the
middle of July, Notwithstanding, Col
orado, parts Of New Mexico, western
Kansas, and almost al of New England
have already had foretastes Of the
extreme drouth which will reach IT.
crisis at the time and in the sectionl
already specified.