The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-28
WEATHER FOR FEBRUARY
Hicks, the St. Louis Weather Pre-
phet Says Well Have Some Very
v Stormy Weather

regular storm period, with the full
Moon in perigee on the first, and a
Mercury period approaching it's center.
The first stage Of this period will fall in
the last two days Of January, that is,
change to warmer with barometer fall
ing in the west, and winds shifting to
easterly and southery. By the LIST,
storm areas will begin to form over the
western parts of the country, marked
depressions of the barometer will be
moving eastward, and wide areas of
rain and snow and sleet will pass east
wardly across the country during the
lst to the 4th. Ordinarily cold wave
and blizzard would appear before the
4th, but the Moon does not pass the
celestial equator until the 4th, hence
the storms of this period may not reach
blizzardous proportions until after that
date. The Murcury disturbance con-
tlnues up to about the 10th, hence
cloudy, nrdrky, sleety weather will con-
tinue in all probability into the reac-
tionary period central ON the 9th, 7th
and Sth. If heavy snow and sleet
storms do not appear during the first
four days of the month, such storms will
almost certainly devclope about the 9th
to the 9th. But the chances for marked
winter storms on and near the first day
| of the month are many. Upon the
whole, much threatening weather, with
severe winter storms are almost GER
tainties during the first eight to ten
days OF February, or until the Mercury
influence subsidies. This will prove one
of the most general and destructive
sleet periods of the winter and at least
one severe cold wave will be counted
on. Two are quite probable, one not
far from the LIST, and another on and
about the 7th and Sth. Those who live
out on the great plains of the west and
north should exercise prudent watchful-
ness for themselves and their live stock
at this time. In the nature of the case
the Mercury periods group the first
two storm periods of the month into one
prolonged spell of threatening weather,
and severe winter storms.
The third storm period is central on
the 18th and reaches from the 10th to
the 10th. Falling barometer and gen
eral storms of rain and snow will return
about the 18th, 18th and 10th. This
period will eliminate about the time of
the new moon on the 10th, bringing
storms of tropical nature southward
with change to blizzardous features in
the west and north. This period is also
prolonged by the new moon on the 10th
almost up to the reactionary storms
about the 18th and 10Th. If rising
barometer and cold wave follow immed-
lately after the new moon on the 10th, a
sudden iconvulsion to storm condition
will reappear about the 18th to Goth.
These storms will also be followed by a
high barometer and cold wave about the
Goth to the 22nd.
Our critical friend who loves to dwell
upon the fact that we cover the whole
time with our storm periods, will have
good opportunities to bring out this
argument during this month. The
diagram shows that the Earth brace, or
the growing Vernal equinox, begins
about the 10Th of the month. All
through the last half of the month this
growing Vernal equinox will be felt,
prolonging the regular storm periods,
causing sporadic squalls of rain, wind
and snow, and bringing some dangerous
tropical storms up from the regions of
the equator.
The last regular storm period for
February is central on the oath, it's dis
turbing influence reaching from the
22nd to the 9th. The first stages Of
this period will bring change to much
warmer in western parts-winds will
change to southerly and easterly, the
barometer will fall, the hygrometer will
show increasing humidity and more
storms of rain, turning to snow on the
north side, will pass eastwardly over
the country from the oath to 27th
AS the month goes out generally fair
and colder weather will prevail. In the
western extremes, reaction to warmer
will set in, and the barometer will be
falling preparatory for the reactionary
storms due the first three days of
March.
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