The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-01
SEPTEMBER WEATHER

HCV. I'll X. HICKS MAKES Ine TOIt0Wing
Predictions for September
Will be Stormy Weather.
A secondary storm period, beginning
the last two days in August, will last
into the first and second days of Sep
tember, storms having moved into cen
tral to eastern parts by the 1st and ID.
Higher barometer, westerly gales and
change to much cooler will follow be-
hind these disturbances.
The storm period beginning on the
4th and extending to the tenth promises
to bring many prolonged and severe
perturbations. At least FIVE astronom-
ical causes will help to disturb Earth's
meteorological elements at this time
the Moon in conjunction with Earth and
in perigee, the Vulcan force, the Mer-
curry equinox, the Venus, disturbance
and the greatly increased tension of
Earth's autumnal equinox. The disturb
ances at this time will almost certainly
! be aggravated in character, and pro-
| longed, with very slight intermission,
into and through the reactionary storm
period central on the 11th and -. The
Moon, being at new and on perigee on
the 9th, and on the celestial equator on
the 10th, the chances for prolonged and
violent disturbances into the 11th and
18th are unusually great.
During the early stages of these gen
eral disturbances, an excessively high
temperature, or heated term, is sure to
make its appearance over most parts of
| the country, provided that West India
storms, with wide and deep barometric
depressions do not come promptly out
of the south seas, touching our gulf and
south Atlantic states.
We predict that Wednesday the 7th
to Saturday the 10th, will bring de-
cided crisis showing that equinoctial
hurricanes Of great extent and violence
are near, if not sweeping our southern
coasts,or that phenomenal heat over the
interior, covering the greater part Of
the country will be eliminating in low
barometer, thunder storms and possible
tornadoes in many places. If hurri-
canes and marked barometric depres-
sions reach our south coasts early in
this period, very cool northerly winds
will flow southwark over all central and
western states, followed by ssbacking
winds" that is, shifting from east to
north, northwest and west-attended by
several days Of dogged, persistent cold
rains. We believe that the equatorial
cyclones and hurricanes will delay their
approach to our southern coasts long
enough to cause severe heated term
during the first half of the month, or
until severe storms on and touching the
11th and 18th. Earthquake and vol
canic phenomena will be reported from
various parts Of the globe on and about
the 9th. If very low barometer and
equinoctial hurricanes reach the south.
ern coasts and states at this time, north.
erly currents will induce marked borea
conditions over western and central
sections, bringing frosts to northwest
ern states not far from the 18th to the
10Th.
The next regular storm period ex
tends from the 10Th to the 21st. This
period is covered, as was also the prev
ious periods, by the Mercury equinox
and by the Earth's autumnal equinox
near it's central date and influence
Those who have studied our forecasts
during past years, comparing the phe
nomena of nature by persistent and in.
telligent observations, will know that
the chances for equinoctial hurricanes
in the south will be increased at this
time, if such have not made their ap
pearance at previous periods. If such
have already approached, reaching oul
part of the globe, they will be less prob
able at this and subsequent September
periods. In the nature of things, we
are now at the season when the vast
electrical and magnetic forces are
generated in abnormal intensities, out
of which the great equatorial cyclones
are developed. If these forces are de
layed they increase in culminative
energy and show themselves at later
periods. Hence all careful, observing
students of these forecasts may know
what the real probabilities are for eacl
September storm period, being well as
sured that at least one great equinoc
tial perturbationwil rush up from the
equator during this month and express
itself in many storms and gales ovel
q land and sea.
4 One of these great West India cy
clones or hurricanes has the life time O
more than one ordinary storm period, sc