Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-05-08
WEATHER EOR
MONTH OF MAY.
Rev. Irl Hicks Says That May
Will Prove a Most Delightful
Month.

The weather forecasts as prepared
by Rev. Irl Hicks, of st. Louis, are
presented here for May:
About the Sd of May, the date on
which the moon repasses over the
celestial equator coming northward,
look for decided rise of temperature,
beginning, of course, in western parts,
resulting in threatening storms of
thunder, wind and rain progressively
from west to east about the Sd, 4th
and 5th. 1t is quite probable that an
unsettled, if not stormy, condition of
the weather, will continue from these
reactionary storm days into and
through the Vulcan storm period ex-
tending from the 7th to the 18th.
New moon on the 18th, at an eclipse
node eclipse not visible in this coun-
try-and within few hours of perigee
on the Sth, will tend greatly to bring
on very decided and general storm
conditions at the beginning of the
Vulcan period which is central on the
9th.
We would again call attention to
the fact that the month of May brings
tier of states, running east and west
through the central parallels of the
northern hemisphere, directly under
the focus or ''eye" of the Sun, in it's
northward swing from the equator to
its summer tropic. In the nature of
things this generates an abnormal
amount of electric and solar energy in
our atmosphere, and usually brings on
series of very threatening and often
dangerous storms. AS a rule lorna
does are more frequent and severe in
this month than any other, being
largely owing to this special relation
to the solar power of these sections of
our country in which the tornado is
most prevalent. But for this fact,
the storm diagram for the present May
indicates about the fewest causes for
violent storms, leading us to believe
and predict that a minimum of very
destructive storms and tornadoes will
be the result, that is, such storms
will be about as few and as free from
destructive violence as can be ex-
pected in the month of May But
while such outlook is pleasant to con-
template, no sensible follower Of our
forecasts, or careful observer of ma
ture's facts, can reasonably hope to
see the month pass without some such
visitations. Even minimum of tor
nadoes calls for the exercise of pru-
dence and common sense.
If warm, humid weather sets in
about the 7th, fact to be expected
with low and falling barometer, and
winds from east and south over CEN
tral and western states, clouds por-
tending heavy disturbances shonld be
watched all through the Vulcan per-
iod, 7th to 18th. A cycle of daily, or
twenty four hour storms, of which we
have often spoken, that is, the storm
gathering and coming again about the
same hour of the day or night, for
several days in succession, will be
very natural during this Vulcan
period. If after the first storm early
in the period, the barometer rises
above normal, with steady winds from
the west and change to cooler, the
daily repetition of the storm may not
be looked for at this time. But at
subsequent disturbance sometime dur
ing the month, such phenomena are
reasonably certain. We believe that
a oeily series Of storms of thunder,
rain and wind, with heavy hail in
many localities, will occur from about
the 18th to 18th and that at the final
blow out'' or break up of the cycle,
a marked change to cooler weather,
with great probability of heavy frosts
northward are almost certain. If only
one general storm should occur at this
period, the cool wave and frosts will
follow it up Immediately, no matter
how early in the period it comes; but
if the daily cycle is to appear at this
time, the change to cooler and frost
must not be expected before the end of
the period. This will hold good
should the daily cycle of storms occur
at later storm period in the month.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on 14th and 10Th followed on the
18th by the passage of Moon over the
celestial equator, on her way to south
declination. Such thing is not i'm
probable for the daily cycle period re-
ferred to above to last into this reac-
tionary period, and if such should
prove to be the case, look for gen.
eral and violent elimination on and
touching the 10th. Very cool nights
and frost over..northern sections, will
most likely follow these reactionary
perturbations, with very cool weather
over most narts of the cnuntru lasting