The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-05-25
HICKS, Forecasts For June.

June Will come in at the eliminating stages of a
storm period which begins the last days of May
Full Moon at extreme south declination ON the 2nd
will intensity electrical storms, but will cause a
drift of atmospheric tides from the north, and bring
down oyer the country marked change to cooler
Immediately after the close of the storms. a re-
turn of storm conditions will appear on and touch
ing the 4th TO 9th, showers resulting from the fall
ing barometer and higher temperature on those
dates Rising 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 tending from
the sth to the 18TH leads fully into june soIstice
perturbations, with a Mercury disturbance also
central OH the 18th. Moon is the celestial equa-
tor on the 9TH thunder storms and much general
and continuous lightning will illuminate the even
ings 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 Shove are
naturally to be looked for from this time until
the end of the month, but storms of wide extent
and dapz rous intensity quite likely at the
tiers CT tifc Vulcan and Mercury periods. due from
the 18th 10 18TH the Noon being in perigee on the
14h 1T q attest north declination on the 18th and
at new ,don on the 10th; very warm muggy
visit localities, especially regions along the Allan
tic i,eaboard But we fear that even at this soils
tice period-the favorable time ordinarily for
general rains-there will be marked shortage of
difused rainfalls. and that many interior sections
in the grain growing states will feel thus early the
effects OF drouth.
The Vulcan storm period extending from the Goth
TO the 26th will bring the elimination of the June
sostice storms. For a number of days there will
be repetition of intense and vivid electrical
storms with cloudburst here and there Some mar
row localities will have too much rain and local
foods; but Immediately after we pass out of the
June rains il will be found that the greater part of
the country is snort of moisture, and general rains
will be needed to mature the crops in most central
western and northern sections. We reiterate our
belief that regions the Gulf will not be visited
by such deluges as during the years past and that
drouth even there will begin to take the place of
foods during this season,
Some of the most decided storms of the month are
probable about Friday the 2lst, to Tuesday the 25tb
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 backward move
ment just at the crisis of these things. the Moon
is on the celestial equator the 22nd fact that
greatly tends to increase lightning and thunder
storms at all times.
We close these 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 showers