Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-18
GUESSING AT THE WEATHER.
DOC" Foster Takes a Turn at the Bus
mess,

DIR. w. T. Foster of st. Joseph Mo,
has given the following prediuous on
July weather.
Temperature of the week ending
July l will average very high. Hot
winds followed by rains.
First storm wave of July will reach
Pacific coast about 5, cross west Of
Rockies by close of ), great central val
leys t to s, eastern states 3.
Warm wave will cross west of
Rockies about July 4, great central val
leys 6, eastern states s. Cool wav
will cross west of Rockies about :,
great central valleys 9, eastern states
IL.
The most important weather event of
the summer will occur from June % to
July on meridian 90, a day or two
earlier west of the Mississippi and as
much later east.
This event will consist of great hot
wave followed by cool wave equally
extreme. Hot winds and drouth with
the former and heavy cool rains with
the latter.
Districts that are short on rainfall At
beginning of this great disturbance
will reauze the seriousness of their dry
weather and wheat harvest then in
progress, where rains have heretofore
been plentiful, will be damt ged by eX-
excessive rains following this hot
wave.
Probably the gre test fall in temper
ature that will be experienced during
the summer will be due on meridian
90 from June 81, the high point, to
July ?, the low point
Indications are that New England
states will be blessed with cool wealth.
err for July 4 and, while temperature
will be rising, it will probably not be
excessively hot near meridian 90 on
that day.
The Rockies and Immediately east of
that range will probably get the hot
test weather on the national day. while
the Pacific coast will enjoy pleasant
weather.
On July the heavy rains will have
passed except possibly in Maine and
lllG plONluCC VI StuSbCS'
The general average of temperature
will not be high during the days near
July L. The country covered by high
temperatures will not be extensive,
and all together l expect unusually
pleasant weather on the anniversary OF
that suspicious event declaratory of the
rights of man, the sequel of that other
great event, June Is, 1915, which gave
Magma Charta to the descendants of
| that English-speaking race.
It must not be overlooked. however
that July comes uncomfortably near
the great storm period of the summer
and as the weather often varies day
or two from my long range of forecasts
! it is best not to count too confidently
| on good weather. | have given the
probabilities which favor fair and
pleasant weather.
AS wheat harvest is very early this
year harvesting will have progressed
we'll to northward by 27. Much loss
may be avoided by farmers by being
prepared for the severe storms and
heavy rains that will follow that date.
Wheat will bear cutting few days
earlier and thus avoid being blown
down by the winds and beaten down
| by the rains. These rains will not
long continue and wheat in shock will
dry out in a few days, being much less
damaged than if left uncut through the
storms. For these reasons much may
| l,o so,-ad by outing wheat daV and
night west of the Mississippi on "a, Is,
26 and east of the Missouri q and 2S.