West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-29
OUR JUNE WEATHER.
The Month OF Brides, Roscs and Sweet
Girl Graduates.

trail IN the is,, extending to s,h. The pres.
enee of the Mercury disturbance will p,o-
long The Vulcan period, causing cloudy
threatening aud rainy weather. perhaps into
The reaciionary storms central on the 9th
and 7,h. The moon will be in periree or
nearest earth on the sth aud at ,ts north ex.
temc and new moon on the 9th. These
facts are sure to increase the tendency To
high temperatures, nnctuating barome,ric
pfessures, storms and very likely seismic
unrest in many parts of the earth.
Since the summer of 1901 saturn has
passed cas-, of uranus aud jupiter has gone
smartiy east of saturn; but to what extent
'he changed relations of these planets will
modify or aggrava,e phenomena in the
earth and atmosphere is problem tha,
time can only fully solve. |, is To he hoped
that they ate sufficiently separated from
each other now To segreea,e the stream of
solar energy which was concentrated upon
them las, summer aud which visited upon
our glnhe as we passed through Il such fear.
tai heat and droulh. In such even, no,
only lunc bu, the whole summer of 100,
will be characterized ty alterations of uree,
warmth and phenomenally cool in,crmingled
with many more electrical storms and at.
tended with more precipitation than las,
summer.
There can he no reasonable doubt that
the peculiar conditions last summer were
the direct results of the unusual concenir,.
ton of planets; and that the appalling seis-
mic horrors now falling upon many sections
OF our planets are only the sequel To ,bi,
same asironomic combination all vt which
have been iorcshadowed in our charts and
| disprove.
The annual tendency 10 electrical aud
seismic disturbances from about the 10th 10
near the end of June will he increased this
month by the causes enumei alcd above. At
the Vulcan storm period cen,ral on the I,,h
and covering tn; 9th 10 10Th, an excess Of
tightening with many thunder squalls, sol.
slice downpours of rain in many limited
localities with scattering tornado storm, and
seismic disturbances will he most natural.
refuge from thunder storms under trees and
similar places at this aud all other periods
especially in June. There seems to be
maximum of tightening strokes among the
green sappy trees during this month.
Heavy hail storms and marked sudden
changes TO very cool may he regarded as
| certainlies in many sections especially IN
the central, western and northwestern paris
OF the country from abou, the nth 10 Isth,
centering on and next 10 the I,ih the dac
equator. few days ADD nights Of much
cooler weather will follow the storms uf This
central Vulcan period.
Daring the 10TH To- zIst inclusive, marked
storm conditions will return. The lemperr-
ture viii rise to high readings, the barometer
will fuciu,te and fall, cl,udness ard
humidity will increase aud more storms Of
rain. thunder and wind will pass eastward
over the conliuent. Al through this part
OF June there will he an abnormal tendency
to consian, and startling displays of light
ming. rs evenings come on great banks
and cones Of sumner clouds, black, brassy.
leaden and snowy, will hang all around the
horizon, each point of The compass being a
regular magazine of nervous lightning. far
into, and all through the nights. lie, no
one conclude that all this beautiful display
portends danger and disaster. As a rule
these solsiice displays of electricity are
harmless. The regular onrushing of the
June thunder squalls, IL attended by low
and falling barometer, may prove dangerous
but the organized thunder storms arc easily
distinguishable from the harmless flashing
that Is so prevalent during the June nights
For twenty years we have annually called
attention TO tie fact that the Iunc thunder
squalls move in confused order and un.
certain directions. The general s'orm
movements may follow the same general
courses OF storms at other times and seasons,
| but baromciric pressures are 50 uneven and
the ~ind currents arc so confused aud con.
hieting that the Hanks and of-shools Of
storms arc constantly making 'side swipssp
rushing backward after they have gone hy
AMI coming up suddenly from points in the
sky whence we rarely see storms aud
showers arise. All of these irregularities
are naturally accounted for by The poise aud
backward turning OF the earth in its orbit.
and the sun at its extreme dcclinalion north.
ward IN the heavens.
Under the combined Influences Of the
Venus equinox and the June solsiice thunder
showers and hail storms will most likely
repeat themselves for several days in sucees.
sion so that the feactionary storms beginning
about the 10Th will most probably run into
the regular Vulcan storm period covering
the 2lnd to the 18th. This Vulcan period
which IS GENITAL on the z4'h promises to be
one Of the most active II not violent periods
in The month. Added TO all other disiur-
Jog causes before named, on the z5fd the
planet mercury will pass between earth and
sun only few hours from the conjunction
Of the planet Neptune with earth and sun.
We name Monday the z3rI, 20 Friday the
77th. as a period q severe and prolonged
perlubations, during which days tie daily
thunder storms beginning about The goth in
mos, parts Of the country. will reach their
eulmiuaiing stages in many storms of rain.
hail, wind and thunder some # the great.
est dOwnpours Of rain for the sumner.
amounting to cloudbarsis in many q auefs,
may be reasonably booked Tor At ab iut This
time. Continued showers, Ni,h local water
sPou's probable here and there. will entail
great Inconvenience and loss upon harvest.
e's while exposed structures and properties
along narrow dc6les and valleys are liable