The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
MAY WEATHER.
Hicks Weather Productio rs for
the Month-Heavy Storms
Probable.

In his weather forecasts for May
Rev. III r. Hicks, the st. Louis wealth
| er prophet says in substance:
A regular storm period, having its
center on April 80, comes over into the
1st, End and 3rd of May. Low barom-
eter and general storm conditions will
be advancing from west TO east by the
end of April, and these conditions will
culminate in rain, wind and thunder
storms from the lst to the 3rd. In ex-
treme northern sections unreasonable
cold, with possible sleet and snow, will
attend these storms, sending a cool
wave progressively down over most
parts of the country from about the 3rd
to the 9Th.
A reactionary storm period falls cen
trally on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, the 9th, 7Ih and 9Th. Decided
storm conditions will cross the country
on and touching the 9th, 7th, and sth,
with strong probabilities of cuntinua-
tion of same over into the following
storm period. Moon is on the celestial
equator on the 9th, on its swing from
south declination, hence sustained high
temperature and thunder storms would
be normal results on and touching that
date.
A regular storm period runs from the
10th to the 10Th, central ON the 12tn.
On the same date, Moon Is In conjunc-
tion with Earth and Sun, making this
whole storm period also time Of great
seismic probability, notably on or with
in two days of the 18th. We will
name Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
the 18th. 18th, and 14th as central dates
of severe storm probabilities. Warm
humid atmosphere, with low barome-
ter and southerly winds, should cause
apprehension and watchfulness in the
face of gathering storm clouds at this
time. If the Mars period should have
proven cold prior to this period in any
part of this or other continents, such
sections northward will have unseas-
sleet and frost, in the areas of west
winds and rising barometer behind
these storms. Such change to cooler
will start in the nortnward about the
18th, and spread progressively eastward
-southeastward during the 14th to
18th.
4 Ieactionary storm period is central
on the 18th, 10Th and Goth. On and
touching these dates look for rapid and
great change to falling barometer and
warmer. A probable cycle of daily
rain, wind and thunder storms will set
in about this time, repeating them
selves for many consecutive days. The
great central belt of state, extending
from west to east, is directly in the
focus of solar energy at this time,
causing abnormal and persistent de-
presisons Of the barometer, with vicious
electrical storms for days in succession,
not infrequently causing the storm
preiods to run into each other.
A regular storm period is central on
the 23rd, covering the 22nd to the 26th.
The center Of the Mars period is on the
25th, within three days of the center of
the Venus period on the 29th. No
careful student of these fol coasts will
ignore the fact that the 23rd, cath 25th
and days next to them. are dates of
probable danger Many destructive
hail storms are certain to attend the
storms about the 22nd to 25th, with
sudden revulsion from extreme
warmth to unreasonable cold following.
A reactionary storm period is central
on the 2Sth 29th, and 30th. The center
of the Venus period is on the Goth.
The Moon is at extreme south declina-
tino. at opposition with Earth and Sun
oD the 27th, and in perigree on the
2Sth. II storms and storm conditions
do not continue from the receding per
iod, look for such to return on and
touching the 2Sth and Goth. The full
moon near perigree on the 27th, under
the combined strain of Mars, Venus,
Saturn and Jupiter, may reasonably be
expected to bridge the interval between
the two last storm periods of the
month. In this event, q prolonged
spell of threatening, stormy weather
would prevail from near the 23rd to the
end Of the month.