Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-25
WARM WEATHER
FOR CHRISTMAS
If PREDICTIONS ARE TRUE SANTA
CLAUS WILL HAVE TO USE
AN AUTOMOBILE
Severe Weather Promised For the
Days of December &c to SOTO Have
Strenuous Days in January-storrns
to Grow Less.

If the weather mans predictions
prove true. Santa Claus will have to
come to this section of the country in
an automobile and leave his traditional
RENDERS behind, for warm weather is
predicted from December % to 26.
From December 26 to 80 a great and
severe cold wave is promised. The
central valleys. the great depression in
will receive the strenuous weather.
The following is the latest weather
report issued by Prof. w. T. Foster of
Washington, d. c.:
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis
turbance to cross continent % to q,
warm wave % to &c, cool wave 25 to
80 Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about %, cross west of Rockies
country by close of 20, great central
valleys 30 to Jan. 1. eastern states 2.
Cool wave will cross west of Rockies
about 81, great central valleys Jan 2,
eastern states A. Warm wave will
cross west Of Rockies about %, great
central valleys 30, eastern states Jan.
1.
This will be the most important
storm period Of the winter The forces
of nature will be SO intense that it
is difficult to determine what part of
the earth will be most affected.
viii Have Severe Weather.
A great and severe cold wave will
sweep over this continent Dec. rs to
80 and will give the central valleys
the great depression lying east of the
Rocky ridge-a reason of strenuous
weather. Woe unto man and beast
that may be caught without shelter at
that time
Following that cold wave will come
a great rise in temperature and a great
increase in the energies of the storms
do not predict earthquakes, but as
unusually severe electric disturbances
are expected from Dec. u to Jan. 8
earthquakes are probable in sections
most subject to them. During this dis
| turbance severe thunder storms or
southern part of the continent, biz
yards on northern parts and electric
| storms in many parts may be expect
/ ed. Hurricanes and tornadoes will at
/ ilict the southern hemisphere and sec
tons near the earth's equator.
4 Cold Wave and Blizzard.
/ B. filSL Hall VI JduudIy Will GS6ldSS
warmer than usual and last half much
colder. The principal high tempera
ture waves will cross continent frs
and second weeks and a great colo
wave and blizzard fourth week of thu
month. Most precipitation will come
last half of the month The eastern
states and Pacific slope will get mos
precipitation while unusually DIR,
weather will prevail in the great cen
| trail valleys.
Storms to Grow Less.
After these very severe disturbances
during first week of January and las
days of December the storm energies
will grow gradually less intense as W.
approach the spring months. Temper
atures of January will average NOR
below normal in the northern than il
the southern states.
Immediately following Dec % al
weather features will begin CROWN.
more extreme and intense and storm
centers will increase their speed acros
/ the continent to eastward. This grea
intensity and radical weather feature
will continue for two weeks
| am now sending out large nun
Der of monthly weather charts to pr
vate subscribers. l will soon publis
these charts in the newspapers and dis
continue them tho private subscribers
This will relieve individuals of tina
expense.