West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-30
OUR JUNE wgArmER.
Plenty Of Rain, Thunder, Lightning and
4 Full Assortment Generally.
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+sscxErSSs begins the last days Of
May. Full Moon at extreme south
declination on the 2nI will intensity
electrical storms, but will cause a
drift of atmospheric tides from the
north, and bring down over the
country a marked change TO cooler
Immediately after the close of the
storms. \ return of storm condi-
tons will appear on and touching
the 4th to 9th, showers resulting
from the falling barometer and high
or tempature on those dates. Ris-
ing barometer and cooler, fair
weather will be the natural order
behind the disturbances of this
period, lasting progressively from
about the 9th to the Sth.
The regular Vulcan storm period
extending from the 8th to the 13th,
leads fully into June solstice pertur-
bations, with Mercury disturbance
also central on the 18th. Moon is
on the celestial equator on the 9th,
and this being coincident with an
annual crisis of electric disturbances
thunderstorms, and much general
and continuous lightning will illu-
inmate the evenings and nights for
days in succession. About Sunday
the 9th to Wednesday the I2th
many electrical storms, with rain
and possible violence, will most
likely occur The annual June
showers are naturally to be looked
for from this time until near the
end of the month, but storms of
wide extent and dangerous intensity
are quite likely at the centers of the
Vulcan and Mercury periods, and
on the days mentioned above.
Showery, unsettled weather is prob
able into the reactionary disturban.
ces due from the 18TH to the 18th,
the Moon being in perigee on the
18th, at greatest north declination
on the 18th and at new moon on the
10Th; very warm, muggy weather
will prevail at this time and heavy
rain storms will visit localities, es
pecially regions along the Atlantic
Seaboard. But we fear that even
at this solslicc period-the most
favorable time ordinarily for gen.
eral rains-there will be marked
shortage of diffused rainfalls, and
that many interior sections in the
grain growing states will feel thus
early the effects of drouth.
The Vulcan storm period extends
ing from the goth to the Goth will
bring the elimination of the June
solstice storms. For a 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 unc rains it will be found that
the greater part of the country is
short of moisture, and general rains
will be needed to mature the crops
in most central western and north
ern sections. We reiterate our be-
lief that regions near the Gulf will
not be visited by such deluges as
during the year past, and that
drouth even there will begin to take
the place of foods during this sea
son.
Some of the most decided storms
of the month are probable abou;
Friday the 2Ist, to Tuesday the 2sth.
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 atmos-
phere feel the shock and revulsion
Of Earth's backward movement.
Just at the crisis of these things, the
Moon is on the celestial equator on
the 22nd, fact that greatly tends
to increase lightning and thunder
storms at all times.
\ fact against which we again
caution our readers is tina; the rain
storms during the June solstice
come up from very unusual and un.
looked for quarters of the heavens.
Many times they rise up from east.
ern directions, where ordinarily
they rise in the west and pass Oft TO
the east Local squalls dash in
confused directions, slipping ND on
the "blind side" and unexpectedly
deluging the unwary. The confu.
sion of wind currents and cloud
motions at these times have long
compelled our attention, and we
have wondered why metcorologisis
and scientists have remained SO