Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-29
HOT WAVE COMING
pRourH IS ALSO SCHEDULED
FOR THIS SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY IN JUNE
w. T.,Foster. Predicts Heated Spell All
Over the Country During the First
Part Of the Coming Month-His
Forecast in Detail.

A hot wave characterized; by it's ex-
IRENE heat and a drouth extending
almost through the month Of June is
the most interesting feature of the
weather forecast for the coming month
made by w. T. Foster, Of Washington,
D. G. The hot spell Is to be general
but the ,drouth is to be confined to the
central, western and northwestern
states. 1t will be the most severe IN
the corn belt, Of which this state Is a
part. Prof. Foster states that while
the June drouth is not expected to be
very severe It will put the soil In such
a condition that 1t can not stand q
continuation Of the dry weather dur
ing July.
Fosters Forecast.
The following is his forecast for
June:
Last bulletin gave forecasts Of dis
turbance to#cross continent 26 to 30,
warm. wave rs. TO 20, cool wave % to
June 1......Next ,disburbapce will reach
Pacific coast about, the 30. cross west
of Rockies country BY. close of 81,
great central valleys June to 8, east
ern states 4. Warm wave will cross
west of Rockies about 80, great central
Yalleys.June /, EASTERN states 8. Cool
wave will cross west Of Rockies about
June 2, great central valleys 4, eastern
states 6. ,,ytsf ,
The distinguishing feature. Of this
disturbance will bs its great hot wave
which will affect the whole Continent,
beginning in Pacific states on or, a
little before June |. This general hot
period will cover this and the, fol-
lowing storm wave 4 moderate cool
wave coming In between them and
will close within a few days OF June
8, with severe storms followed by q
great fall in temperatures. This hot
wave will cause alarm in the corn
belt and eastern part of, cotton belt.
Second Disturbance.
Second disturbance of June will
reach Pacific coast about 4, cross
west of Rockies country by close of
5. great central valleys 6 to 8, eastern
states 9. Warm wave will cross west
Of Rockies about 4, great central vel,
legs 6 eastern states s. Cool wave will
cross west of Rockies about z, great
central valleys 9, eastern states III.
This and the preceding disturbance
will develop more than the usual in.
tensities and the interesting feature
| OF this; last disturbance will be the
breaking up of the hot wave and q
partial breaking of the drouth in the
corn belt. The. storms of this dis.
thrbance will be more severe than
those Of the last che, but they are
not expected to be very. dangerous.
First Week to BE Hot.
The hottest parts of June will come
the first, week and the last days of the
month. From IT, Ito 26 of June the
Temperatures wilt average below nor
NAL, very cool not Ear from 16 to 10
Temperatures of the month are ex
pected to average much below normal
in the northeast quarter of United
States and in eastern Canada including
vicinity Of the great lakes and much
above normal in the southwest includ
Fing all the territory adjacent;t to Texas
In other sections about normal
expect rainfall of June to be above
normal in the northwestern state and
eastern Canada about normal ir
Texas and Mississippi and below
normal in all other sections east Of
Rockies.
This. drouth is not expected to be
very severe in June but it will put
the soil of many localities in such
condition that the crops cannot with
stand a continuation Of the droutf
through July, should such condition
continue. The corn Eelt, the spring
wheat belt and the east half Of the
cotton belt will get the worst effects
of this June drouth. The most severe
storms of June are expected II to Ii
and Is to 80. Exceedingly cool II
! to 10, most rain to II, dry 20 to 80