West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-31
OUR JUNE WEATHER.
Several Storm Periods And Heavy Rains
Aud Thunder showers.


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thunder showers win pass progress
siyely from western to eastern sec
tons Of the country. Rising
barometer with cooler, clearing
weather will follow up the area Of
storm conditions, reaching all sec
tions 10y the 5th or 9th. Moon
being at FIRST quarter and on the
celestial equator on the sth, a
marked change to warmer will set
in about tina, Gay in western parts,
and June rains and thunder storms
will begin, and most likely continue
through the Vulcan storm period,
central on the sth and reaching
from the 9th to nth.
The solstice influence is felt, as a
rule, mostly from the 10th to 22nd
of June, during which time, especi-
ally at the recurring storm periods
in that time, constant tendency to
thunder showers is prevalent.
Among the phenomena to be ex
pected in marked degrees, we will
mention seismic and volcanic dis
turbances generally, excessive light
ming and thunder, peculiar
manifestations of magnetic and
electric. currents in the Earth and
atmosphere, with phenomenal ex-
tremes of temperature, ranging from
hot to very cool-cool enough in
high attitudes for frequent frosts.
We believe that tornado storms
will necessarily break out here and
there, but that such storms will not
pervail to a general and unusual
extent. As to rainfall, the tendency
will be toward cloudburst and local
floods in coast and mountain re-
gions with growing scarcity over
much of the interior known as the
western, northwestern and central
grain belts.
The I2th to 18th will constitute
the next period of low barometer,
higher temperature and summer
storms. Afternoon thunder showers
need not surprise for many DAYS in
succession about this time, extend
Ing even into the Vulcan storm
period which reaches, fgom the 18TH
to the z2nd, Abent Monday the
18th, to Thursday the 2Ist, will
probably prove one of the most
violent storm periods of the month.
All correct records will show that
the passage of the Moon over the
celestial equator, especially when
Moon is in perigee, is attended with
an excess of electric and atmos-
pheric excitation, causing a max
imum of precipitation and some
violent and dangerous storms. The
storm diagram shows that such con-
djtions will exist on and about
june 18th.
At the close of the storm period,
18th to 22nd, in all probability
wave of very high barometric pres
sure will aow in from the northwest,
causing very cool weather for the
season from about the 21st to aAth.
This prediction is based in most
part upon the fact that earth passes
between Saturn and the Sun on the
23rd, thus causing segregation of
the solar energy, resulting in mag
netic and electric disturbance and
unbalance, causing auroral displays,
earth currents, seismic shiyers and
volcanic activity. 1t must not be
inferred that these phenomena must
be attended with great violence and
danger, as such is not probable ex-
cept in very narrow limits of the
ear'h's surface, where volcanic and
earthquake disturbances are com
mon and virulent
About the 18th to 18th a marked
reaction to warmer may be expected
in local parts of this and other
countries, sandwichcd in adjacent
localities and sections by phenomcn-
ally cool days and nights. This con.
ditioa will be peculiarly favorable
for The development OF hail and
thunder storms with tornado
tendencies in many localities.
We will conclude these June fore.
casts with the closing sentence of
orr June forecasts in our Almanac
for 1900, written in the summer Of
1900 "The sou,b viii have rain
to spare this month Drouth will
NOT be serious this early in most
other sections, especially central
parts"
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