Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-27
SEPTEMBER WEATHER
PROPHESIED BY HICKS

Warm weather generally will most
likely prevail at the opening of the
month, with falling barometer, grow
ing humidity, and other storm indi-
cations spreading eastward from
west and southwest. On and touch
ing the end to the 4th no one should
be surprised by energetic storms of
rain, wind and thunder. This is one
of the autumnal equinoctial periods
in which heavy equatorial storms arc
quite probable in all southern waters
and around all coasts exposed to the
ravages of these West India storms.
No sane person will be alarmed at
this cautious admonition. Nothing
ont of natures ordinary and normal
course is indicated.
If very low barometer and West
India hurricanes reach our south
coasts at this time, they will either
reach interior sections and travel
thence to the lakes and st. Lawrence,
causing high temperature and heavy
storms of rain, wind and thunder
over most of the country, or they will
move up the Atlantic coasts, causing
danger in those regions and bringing
high barometer. northerly winds and
quite cool weather over all northern
and central parts of the country.
Timely and positive indications as to
which way matters will turn will APP
pear to all who pay attention to the.
subject. The chances are that frosts
will occur northward about the 4th
to the 9TH.
The elements will react into storm
nf or. los
from west to east about
the 18th to 9th. The center of the
Mars period falls on the 18th, and on
and about this date, ii must be re-
membered, our globe reaches crisis
or maximum of magnetic and electric
eXcitation, as a rule causing many
curious phenomena in earth and air.
Electric storms, earth currents, auro-
raj lights, seismic shivers and all
similar manifestations are common
and natural about this time.
The regular storm period central on
the 18th will almost certainly bring
on a state of stormy and unsettled
weather that will continue in a gem
eral way into the reactionary storm
days centering about the nth and
18th. One of the danger periods for
especially in localities
exposed to equinoctial storms, will
be about the nth, 18th and 10th
Watch all indications at this time. |
and do not be surprised by very cool
nights and frosts, as soon as the low
area and storms move |
out of the way.
The last regular storm period for
September is central on the 24th eX-
tending over the 22nd to 9th. This |
period is at the center of the earth's
autumnal equinox, with Moon at |
greatest declination north, perigee |
and last quarter. Another series of |
very decided equinoctial storms is
both possible and probable at this |
time. No one can possibly foresee |
the exact outcome of this or any 9th
er period, or say just where the dis
turbances will strike with greatest |
violence; but the certainty of peri
Ddic storms and the timeliness and
of the Indications always |
preceding them give as effective warn
ing to those who will heed as abso-
ute knowledge. The month closes in
4 reactionary storm disturbance, eN-
cited by the passage of the moon over
the equator on the 9Th. On that date
and into October autumnal thunder
storms viii touch many localities.