The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-02
What Hicks Says About April
Weather.

What Hicks Says About April
Weather.
April 1st and I'd are reactionary storm
days, on and about which may be eS.
pected decided rise in temperature,
falling barometer, high humidity and
rain and thunder storms. The storm
diagram shows Mercury period to be
central on the 4th, so that cloudy and
unsettled weather, with snow squalls in
the north, will be very natural for
several days at this time. The Moon at
first quarter on the 4th, and in perigee
on the 9Th, as may be seen in the storm
diagram, will aid in prolonging these
disturbances into the combined Vulcan
and Mercury period extending from the
9th to the llth.
About the seventh it will change to
very warm in western sections, winds
will shift to easterly and southerly, the
barometer will begin falling and storms
of rain, with some active hail, thunder
and wind, will pass eastwardly over
most parts OF the country, from the Sth
to the llth inclusive. Let it be remem.
bered that we are still under the in.
fiuence of Earth's Vernal equinox, and
that both Vulcan and Mercury will
blend their powers, bringing marked
crisis from Wednesday the Slh to Sun
day the 18th. Look first for high tenn
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and hail followed later by westerly gales
rising barometer with tittul squalls of
snow and sleet northward, and very
general and decided change to colder
After few mornings of chill and frost
over all sections central and northward,
change to warmer, with falling barom-
eter and more April storms will center
about the 18th and 18th. The transi-
ton state of the season through the
most part of April brings, as rule,
scattering april showers" at almost
any time. But this tendency to showers
and squalls becomes decided, general
and often violent as we pass into the
regular and reactionary storm periods.
In the nature of things, hail storms are
more numerous in April than in almost
any other month in the year, dashes of
hail being common from almost any
local and dense thunder. cloud.
A regular storm period is central on
the 10Th, the moon being at last quar-
ter on the same date, and in apogee on
the 18th. AS we enter this period look
for change to much warmer to set in
: from the west--say about the 18th. The
barometer will begin falling in the same
section with the rising temperature, and
from about Saturday, the 18th, to Tues.
day, the 2lst, very decided storms will
run their regular course from east to
west across the country. Very warm,
humid weather with low barometer
things probable-a4n.. this time-may we'll
biggest storms Of ..lgreat energy, and
cause that degree of watchfulness and
\ fcaution on the approach of storm clouds
which the circumstances warrant. AS
in the other storm periods in April, look
for high barometer, westerly gales and
very cool nights to follow at the close
of this period-that is Immediately be
hind or west of the actual storm areas
1t is not thing uncommon for the high
barometer and change to much colder
to exist and be spreading down owe
the northwestern states, by or betor,
the middle of storm periods, often be
fore the area of low barometer. higl
temperature and storms has moved cas-
of the Mississippi river. Hence within
the storm periods it is a common thin
to have thee distinct kinds of weathe
prevailing in the country at the sam
time, namely, warm and fair east of thu
storm area, with storms of rain or sno,
in central parts, and change to clearin
and much colder in western and north
western extremes.
The next period in which storm con
ditions will develope and run thei
: courses from west to east, will be Ger
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equator on the oath, and Oh and touch
ing that date series Of highly electr
cal storms are almost certain to develope
Showery, stormy conditions will nc
pass off until after new moon on th
9th, after which date will follow
brief, short change to much cooler an
frosts northward.
April comes to its close in the oper
ing days Of a Vulcan storm period
Hence falling barometer and change
warmer will be in progress as the mont
goes out. Summing up the whole ma
ter, we believe that April will be a
| average good month for all industrie:
The last half especially will be fine an
pleasant. Showers must be expected