The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-06
THE WEATHER FOR JULY
Monthly Predictions by Rev. IrI
r. Hicks, the Eminent St. Louis
Weather ForeCaster.

these forecasts shows that Mars dis
turbance is central on the 7th and that
it's influence extends over the whole of
July. We repeat what we have said in
our almanac and in previous issues of
Word and Works concerning the prob
lematical results of this Mars period.
The regular and reactionary storm per-
iods for July will show more or less per-
turbations, so that barometric and other
phenomena will indicate that the reg
ular forces ordinarily producing fiuctu-
ations of storm and weather are present
and at work. But in general way
sections which were having an excess
OF rains and storms the latter part of
June may expect much the same state
OF things at the July storm periods;
while sections which were experiencing
dry, hot weather may reasonably count
on marked degree Of hot and drouthy
weather. We enter July in the midst
of a regular storm period which is CEN
trail on the 3D. extending to the 5th. A
wave of extreme summer warmth will
reach crisis on and about the I'd, the
barometer will fall and many storms
and gusts of rain, wind and thunder will
pass eastwardly across the country
from the I'd to the 5th. Rising barom-
eter, change to cooler, westerly winds
and clearing weather will follow out of
the west-northwest in the wake of
these storms.
At the reactionary storm period CEN
trail on the 7th, 8th and 9th, there is
great probability that we will enter
upon period of prolonged disturbance.
After storms on the 7th, 9Th and 9th,
change to cooler, fair weather may re-
suit, but the chances are good that con-
tinued cloudy and threatening condi-
tions will prevail until we enter the
regular Vulcan storm period which is
central on the 14th. Normally this per-
iod would extend from about the 18th to
the 10Th, but under the combined in
fuences of Mars and Mercury these
normal limits will most likely be over
leaped. During all this time, in sec
tions where storms and rains do not
dominate the weather, sustained heat
and hurtful dryness will be prolonged.
A crisis of storm and abnormal weather
will be experienced about the 14th to
10th inclusive, after which rising bar
ometer and change to cooler will come
to most parts.
On and touching the Goth, 21st and
I'D reactionary storm forces will again
make themselves felt, causing very high
temperature, falling barometer and re-
turn of threatening weather and storms
We wish it distinctly understood that
threatening weather. attended by
many actual and severe storms is alto
gether possible at any of the storm per-
iods in July, without appreciable or
satisfying rainfalls. At all events, the
rainfalls will most likely be concentrat-
ed in special and limited areas, leaving
wide districts unsupplied with. proper
quantities of moisture.
| The Vulcan storm period, central on
the 25th, covers the 23d to 9th. The
temperature will rise to another climax
of warmth during the first days of this
period, the barometer will fall at the
same time, all eliminating in threaten
ing gusts and storms on and touching
the 25th, Goth and 9th. Many of these
July periods will bring violent, local
hail storms to many sections in the
middle to northwestern states. Such
results are naturally to be apprehended
during both the Venus and the Mars
periods in summer, the two being blend
ed at this time.
July will come to it's close with ex-
cessive high temperature. or a marked
warm wave spreading from western to
eastern parts of the country. The Sec
ond new moon for the month falls on
the 31st, being within few days only
of the center of the Venus disturbance
These facts insure phenomenal warmth
with hail and thunder storms, followed
by sudden changes to very cool. We
call special attention to the fact that
the Venus equinox is central on July
10Th and not on August Goth, as was by
mistake charted in the storm diagrams
in our 1905 Almanac. The presence Of
this Venus period, blending with the
| Mars period all through the central and
latter parts of July, will add double in
rensity to whatever kind of weather and
other phenomena may prevail in differ
ent extremes of the country. Sections
having dry, warm weather will find it
abnormally dry and warm; those having
storms and rain may expect such things
above normal.
The periods in July in which seismic
and earthquake disturbance are more
likely to transpire are from the 1st to
the 4th, from the 10Th to the 18th, and
on and touching the 31st. Not once in
a thousand times are such phenomena
attended with danger, especially in our
own country; but they have a vital sig
nificance in determining the effects OF
cosmic forces ond influences upon our
atmosphere and globe. All who follow
us intelligently through our forecasts,
and especially through all our foundation
facts, assigning reasons for all these
things, will readily see that, while we
issue forecasts of storm and weather
our objects in their entirety are to
trace ont the, general laws by which
creation around us is Influenced and
controlled. He who sees only the pre-
dictions which we issue, looking nc
deeper at the wonder laws and methods