The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-02
WEATHER FOR MARCH

WEATHER FOR MARCH
lrl R. Hicks, the St. Louis Weather
Prophet Makes the Following
Predictions for March.
The first marked disturbances for
March will be central on the 3rd, 4th
and 9th. These reactiouary storms will
culminate in high temperature, low
barometer, with rain and high winds
on and touching the 9Th, ending in snow
storms over much of the country to the
northward. The Mercury disturbance
being central on the 7th, the probabili-
ties are that continued cloudy, threat
ening, sleety conditions will continue
into the regular storm period following.
A sudden high barometer with quick
and severe change to boreal winds and
blizzardous conditions may result in the
northern sections on and about the 9TH,
but rapid reaction to warmer will set
in about the 7th, followed by falling
barometer from western extremes, end
ing in general storms of rain, sleet and
snow during the Vulcan storm period
Careful students of our forecasts will
not forget that our little globe passes
magneto-electric crisis on and about
March 18th each year. This fact always
increases the probabilities Of storms,
tidal waves and seismic perturbations
about this time. Severe boreal storms
with March cold wave need not sur
prise anyone from about the 18th to the
14th.
1t must be remembered that the YER
nal equinoctial period extends over all
this month, and that storm conditions
may arise at almost any time, even out
side of the regular storm periods. But
the most pronounced and general dis
turbances will arise and reach their
elimination climaxes during these reg
ular periods. The 10Th to the 18th will
bring a marked storm period, culmina-
ting in low barometer, rising tempera-
ture and general storm conditions, end
ing in wide areas of rain and snow.
Another high barometer and March cold
wave may suddenly slip in from the
northwest from about the 18th to the
10th, but it will give way as suddenly
as it come, and the most general and
violent storm conditions of the month
will appear during the storm period
Immediately following.
! This storm period is from the 10Th to
the oath being at it's center on the 21st
| the central day of Earth's Verval equi-
noctial period, with the Moon at the
full, on the celestial equator. and in
perigee. This is a storm Period that
every student reasonably familiar with
our forecasts will watch with muck in
terest. The indications are that tropi-
cal storms and hurricanes will reach the
extreme parts Of our south country
about the 10th to 22nd, notably on and
touching the 21st, and that rain and
high winds, turning to snow and very
cold for the season, will meet the tropi-
cal, equatorial storms from the north
west. A severe March blizzard over
much of the country northward, is
among the probabilities at this period.
Exposed. regions along the south and
gulf coast will do wisely to watch baro-
metric and other storm indications at
this time. Volcanic and seismic dis
| turbances will reach maximum state
of excitement over the globe generally
within sixty hours of six p. m. on the
Goth. Watch for such.~reports in the
worlds telegraphic news covering this
| period.
1t is proper that we should say that
grave mistake was made in locating
the time of the Venus equinox in our
1905 Almanac! The correct date for the
center of the next Venus period is April
9th instead of May 9th. This, of course,
brings the Venus period one month
earlier than stated in our Almanac,
Throwing the last half of March
under the influence of the Venus dis
1 turbance. This fact will add greatly
to the intensity of all the disturbances
of the foregoing storm period, and to the
cold wave following the storms.
A reactionary storm period will be
central on the 9th, 2Sth and 29th. AT
/, this time the temperature will rise de-
cidedly, the barometer will fall progress
sively from west to east, and general
storms of rain and wind, turning to
snow in the north, will pass eastwardly
across the country, all followed by an
other decided rise of the barometer
northwesterly winds and much colder.
The public should keep in mind the
possibility of disastrous floods during
the month of March. Frozen streams
and rivers that do not break up in Feb
ruary will bring absolute danger to all
localities not entirely above the reach
of such danger. The month will not
bring a maximum of cold, but much pre-
cipitation in the form of rain, sleet ol
snow will occur, with disagreeable
fluctuations of temperature, and un.
steady state of the barometer, and some
furious storms. A Venus period center
ing near the time of the Venus equinox
!. is always an admonition that disagree
able weather and many severe tt
dangerous storms and other perturba
; tions are to be expected.
A Royal Slave.