The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
NUMBER Ii.
Hicks Forecast For June,

ton stages of a storm period which
begins the last day of May. Full
moon at extreme south declination
Oh the second will intensity electrical
storms, but will cause a drift of at
mospheric tides from the north and
bring down over the country a
marked change to cooler Immediately
at the close of the storms. A return
OF storm conditions will appear on
and touching the 4th to 9th, showers
resulting from the falling barometer
and higher temperature on those
dates. Rising barometer and cooler
fair weather will be the natural order
behind the disturbances of this per-
iod, lasting progressively from about
the 9th to Sth.
The regular Vulcan storm period
extending from the Sth to the 18th.
leads fully into June solstice pertur-
bations, with mercury disturbance
also central on the 18th. Moon is on
the celestial equator on the 9th,
thunder storms and much general
and continuous lightning will illumi-
nate the evenings and nights for DAYS
In succession. About Sunday the
9Th to Wednesday the 18th many cleo
trical storms, with rain and possible
violence, will most likely occur. The
annual June showers are naturally TO
be looked for from this time uutil
near the end of the month, but storms
OF wide extent and dangerous inten-
slty are quite likely at the centers of
the vulcan and mercury periods, due
from the 18th to 18th, the moon being
in perigee on the 14th, at greatest
north declination on the 18th and at
new moon on the 10th; very warm.
muggy weather will prevail and heavy
rain storms will visit localities, espe-
cially regions along the Atlantic Sea-
board. But we fear that even at this
solstice period-the most favorable
time ordinarily for general rains
there will be a marked shortage of
diffused rainfalls, and that many in
terror sections in the grain growing
states will feel thus early the effects
of drouth.
The vulcan storm period extending
from the Goth to the Goth will bring
the elimination of the June solstice
storms. For number of days there
will be a repetition of intense and
vivid electrical storms, with cloud
bursts here and there. Some narrow
localities will have too much rain and
local floods; but Immediately after we
pass out of the June rains it will be
found that the greater part of the
country is short of moisture, and gen
eral rains will be needed to mature
the crops in most central, western
and northern sections. We reiterate
our belief that regions near the Gulf
will not be visited by such deluge as
during the year past, and that drouth
even there will begin to take the
place OF floods during this season.
Some of the most decided storms of
the month are probable about Friday
the s1st, to Tuesday the 25th. This
period is exactly at the time when
Earth reaches the turning point in its
orbit, and when all the elements of
our globe and atmosphere feel the
shock and revulsion of Earth's back
ward movement. Just at the crisis
OF these things, the Moon is on the
celestial equator ON the 22nd, fact
that greatly tends to increase light
ming and thunder storms at all times.
We close the forecasts with the
warning we have often given for
June; let our readers mark what we
say: Do not take shelter under trees
on the approach of thunder storms.
We caution our readers against the
danger of losing their new cut grasses
by having them wet with June
'Nhowers.