The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-01
JUNE WEATHER..
Weather Predictions for this Month
by Hicks, the st. Louis
Forecaster.

dCllOudfy SUOFu udCoS, Win cOnJunCUlOu
of moon with sun and earth on the 3rd.
By the Bird storm conditions will be we'll
organized in western sections, the
barometer will fall to storm readings,
the temperature will be high and rising,
with cloudiness increasing to precipi-
tation. From the 3rd to 9Th, inclusive,
these condition will pass progressively
over the country from west to east,
causing rains and thunder storms gen
orally in their passage. The Mercury
perturbation is central on the Srd, ex-
tending over this reactionary period
and covering the next storm period fol-
lowing. This mercury disturbance will
conditions between the two periods. 1t
will also be seen by the storm diagram
that the Mars period begins about the
time Of new moon, on the srd, which
additional influence will help to obliter-
ate the interim of fair weather between
these periods.
The storm period extending from the
7th to the 18th, promises to bring some
of the most general and severe disturb
ances of the month. AT this time the
moon will pass first quarter on the
celestial equator, while Mercury, earth
at the summer solstice crisis, and the
Mars equinox, will add their disturbing
powers to the regular Vulcan period.
Ordinarily this would be- period of
marked and dangerous disturbances,
but tile entrance of the Mars influence
makes the results problematical.
All those who have been students of
our forecasts for many years will re-
member that the incoming of the Mars
influence "sets the pace" so to speak
to the general character Of storm and
weather that will prevail during the
dominance of his period. Observation
for many years has proven to us that
the Mars influence for reasons which we
cannot explain, sometimes reverses or
greatly modifies results that would
otherwise naturally transpire. But this
one thing may be set down as fact,
that the general character of meteoro-
logical phenomena prevailing when we
have entered fully into Mars period,
will indicate in a marked degree the
general tone of storm and weather to be
expected until the Mars influence is
passing off. We may not have entered
far enough into the Mars period from
the 9Th to the 18th of June to fix the
conditions to be expected; but we pre-
dict that the weather and storm condi-
lions during the last of June will safely
Indicate what may generally be expect
ed quite through the month of July.
Il From about the 10th to the 18th of
June is an annual period of maximum
electrical and magnetic excitement,
earth currents, seismic and volcanic
disturbances, great thunder storms and
down pours of rain, as a rule reach a
crisis about this time. Such results
should not surprise any of our readers
from about the 9th to the 18th of the
present month. Great warmth, attended
by high humidity and very low barome-
ter, will be warnings of probable danger
that none can afford to despise or
neglect. The blending of the Mars in
fiuence with the June solstice period in
dicates that thunder showers may
transpire during the afternoons and
evenings, up to and through reaction
airy storm period covering the l4th to
the 18th.
This is time when haymakers will
be under constraint in harvesting their
crops. Grasses and grains that will
stand without material loss until the
June solstice showers spbside, will be
safer uncut, unless small quantities are
, reaped at time and handled with
: great promptness and care. The baron.
eter properly understood and followed
will play no small part in the important
! work of harvesting during this month.
; The Vulcan storm period extending
from the Goth to 24th, is central on the
DIST, the central day of the summer
! solstice period. This period will bring
very high temperature, low barometel
: and threatening storms. We have Otter
r called attention to the facts that storm:
: come up from unusual quarters of the
: heavens, and move in odd and erratit
: directions and manners, at the crisis Of
turning period Of the June solstice
4 Thunder clouds and squalls at this time
have surprising way of doubling bacl
and slipping up from easterly direc
' tions, striking the unwary on the "blinc
side" and coming in at the back dool
: generally. We have several times ex
planned these peculiar phenomena
/ showing that they grow out of the fac
| that the earth is at her turning point
! the sun is at his highest declinatiol
r north, and all the forces of earth ant
; air are about to break into new orde
r and move along new lines. We are
r planning to discuss all such questions
{ more fully than ever when we get int
j. our enlarged Magazine.
: The moon being on the celestial equa
: tor on the oath and in apogee on tn,
0 the 10Th, in every probably thunde
storms, June showers and great electri
t cal unrest will continue into the reac
0 tionary storm period. central on tn,
n 26th, 9th and 18th. 1t will be yer,
4 natural, but not as rule dangerous, TO
:. electrical clouds to flash and blaze al
: through the nights at this part of tn,
a June solstice.
}, 1t is proper that we repeat what w
n have often said, that there is the great
). est danger in taking shelter unde
green trees during these June thunde
storms. We repeat, also, the warnin,
of danger to live stock from lightnin,
in crowded barns and sheds, and fror
m exposure to wire fences. Every season
a, we hear of much stock being killed b.
= lightning, in consequence Of focks AM
;. herds budding under trees and agains
Or wire fences in thunder storms. Thes
:; suggestions may seem unimportant t
Il some, but correct statistics of loss an
70 death by lightning, especially in tn