Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-07-03
THE WEATHER FOR
MONTH OF JULY.

hoF. III HICKS IN MS paper, the
Word and Works, presents these pre-
dictions for the month of July:
The July storm diagram accompany
ing these forecasts shows that
Venus disturbance is central on the
I'd, extending its influence beyond the
middle of the month The effects of
this Venus period will be very marked
during the regular Vulcan storm
period extending from the 4th to the
10th. On Friday and Saturday, the
4th and 5th, moon is at her extreme
declination north. in perigee, and at
new moon. These facts, added to
other existing causes, foreshadow
warm wave of great intensity, low
state of barometric pressure, a high
per cent. of atmospheric humidity,
and some wicked storms of thunder.
wind, rain and nail. Those most in
terested should make all practicable
provisions against destructive hail
storms at this and other storm periods
during the Venus disturbance. Some
of the most disastrous hail storms that
ever visited the central and north
western sections, occur during astro-
nomic combinations similar to those
existing through storm periods in the
first half of July. Such visitation
need not be unlocked for by any
reader of these forecasts, about Friday
the 4th, to Monday the 7th. Change
to quite cool for the season may nat
urally be expected ON the heels of
these disturbances.
The 10th day of July is not strictly
within the limits of storm period,
but it is the date on which the moon
crosses the celestial equator, and is
covered by the combined influences of
the Venus and Mercury periods.
Hence the reactionary storms due
about the 18th to 18th, will most prob
ably develop on and touching the 10th.
Excessively warm weather will exist
prior to storms culminations at this
time. The opposition of the planet
Saturn falls on the 18th, and unless
frequent and general electrical storms
occur to break up the concentration of
solar energy, prolonged term of in
tensely warm weather will continue
through all the central part of the
month. 1t is to be hoped that the
three great planets, Uranus, Saturn
and Jupiter, have since the summer
of 1901, separated far enough from
each other, to divide the concentrated
stream of solar energy through which
our globe then passed. On June 10th,
| the date of the fatal and devastating
! storms in many sections, we passed
| between Uranus and the sun. On July
18th, we will pass between Saturn and
the Sun, and on August 5th, we will
sail in between the Sun and great
Jupiter This segregated order may
allow breathing spells between these
planetary oppositions, attended by
storms, with frequent rains and f1uo-
tuations from phenomenally warm to
| pleasantly cool weather. If we do not
i have such broken up order during
July and August, but time of pro-
longed heat. with little electrical phe-
nomena, general and severe drouth
will prevail over most parts of the
country up to the September equinox,
and the present seismic state of unrest
will be prolonged. Let us hope, how
ever, that we shall be spared this Wis
itation, and that more normal condi.
tions will prevail. We believe that
the conditions warrant such hope
and prediction. At the same time
we frankly say, as we said last year
that we have never before had oppor
tunity to make observations unde,
such peculiar astronomic conditions
! and while we may certainly expeo