The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-29
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;S HICKS FORECASTS FOR
AUGUST. :,
The storm diagram shows that
!, The fistslx days OF August are Gov
l ersd by Re sconbinsd. disturbances
81 vulcan. Mercury and Mars.
The regular Vulcan storm period Is
central on the third. The culmina-
ing days OF the period will be the
Srd, 4th and 5th. On and touching
these dates general storm conditions
will develop and pass from west to
east across the country. Sections
which have been visited by many
electrical, rain and hail storms, dur
slng much of July and August will
most likely have the same character
Of storms during this period. In the
absence of the Mars influence, the
Merucry disturbance added to this
regular storm period would greatly
increase the chances of general, diff
fused rains during this period; but
sections which have had little rain
for weeks prior, we fear, will get
more threatening storm clouds and
buster than rain during these dis
turbances. After heavy storm and
Lluster about the Srd, 4tK and 5th
look for rising barometer, westerly
winds, and cooler.
On and touching the 9Th and 9Th,
under the influence OF reactionary
storm forces, intensified by the
Moons extreme north declination
and conjunction with Sun, the tenn
perature will rise to some of the
highest readings of the summer, the
barometer will fall and severe
storms and buster will visit many
localities in their sweep from west
to east. This heated spell will not
break down until after the new
moon on the 18th with strong prob
abilities that it will last into the
regular storm period extending
from the 18th to the 18th.
Vicious thunder storms and high
gales will center about Sunday, the
14th. If equatorial hurricanes or
eye ZONES should make their presence
felt about our southern coasts at
this time, the storms that visit in
terror states a few days later will be
followed by unseasonably cool
weather. Otherwise the heated
term will not be broken effectually
until after the storms of subse=
quent period.
Reactionary storm conditions will
return on and next to the 10th and
goth. This period will De with the
brace of the Venus period, thus in
creasing the probabilities OF equi-
noctial storms on the south waters
and long the southern coasts. There
is almost a scientific certainty of
such storms in such parts of the
Earth before the end of August,
making it wise for those most vital
Nv concerned to watch the first indi
cations OF every storm period. If
all the people will learn to keep the
possibilities of such periods we'll in
mind, and without trepidation or
alarm calmly await the develop
ments, the worst storms that ever
come would be disarmed of much of
their terror and destructive conse-
quences.
It IS we'll to remember that de-
'structive Venus hail storms are al
most sure to attend the storms. es-
pecially in the great northwestern
grain regions, during the last.half of
August. We do not know what pre-
cautionary steps can be taken
against such visitations, but what
ever may be possible or practicable
should not be neglected. Change to
rising barometer and very much
cooler, especially at night, will fol-
low for some days tho reactionary
storms centering about the 18th and
10th. ;,
The last regular storm period for
August is central on the 26th ex-
tending from the oath to the goth.
Within this period the Moon is at
full, on the 25th, in apogee on the
26th and on the celestial equator on
the 2stb. We may therefore con-