The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Hicks Weather Forecasts for July.

'The first storm period, reactionary, will
center on the I'd and Sd, with moon at last
quarter and on the celestial equator on the
ID. To say the least, threatening to violent
clouds and thundergusts will appear generally
from the I'd to the 4th. Cloudbursts need not
surprise any one.
The second storm period, regular, IS CEN
tral on the Sth, with the opposition OF the
Mars on the 9th. moon in apogee and at north
decliuation on the 9th, and at new on the 10th.
A very warm wave will cross the country from
the 9th to the 11th. the barometer will fall to
low readings, and clustering thunder storms
will reach active to violent culminatlons on
and touching the 9Th to 10th. Look for only
scattering rains with possible cloudburss in
localities widely separated. Rising barometer
and change to cooler from about the 10th.
The third storm period, reactionary, is
central on Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
18th, l4th and 18th. The planet Mars is not
only passing opposition, but he is nearer us
July 18th than for fifteen years past, or than
he will be for fifteen years to come. This
fact enters largely into terrestrial problems
through all this part of the month, also
Jupiter's conjunction on the 10th. Low
barometer, threatening conditions and prob.
ably heavy midsummer storms will cn!mlnate
about the 18th, 18th and 18th. Existing
causes may proong storms and other dis
turbances on through the 10Th and 17lh, into
the next storm period.
1.-The fourth storm period, regular. is central
on the 10th, covering the 18th to the 23d. We
fear that the rainfall at this and other central
and late July storm periods will be scattering
and light. Very black and clustering storm
clouds will almost certainly appear at the cul-
mination of storm periods, and phenomenal
wafer spouts may occur here and there; but
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tual needs of the season. The 20th to 22d
will be eliminating storm days, following
which look for rising barometer and change
to some cooler.
'The fifth storm period, reactonary, is
central ON the 24rh and 26th. Within forty
eight hours of sunset on the 24th many storms
Hnd marked seismic disturbances will be heard
from in mary parts of the earth, so that a
maximum OF such phenomena may be noted.
The temperature will fall after these storms.
The sixth storm period, regular. falls with
in Mercury period. 1t is central on the 3 lst
and extends from the 29th two days into
August. Change to much warmer and gather
ing thunder storms will begin in the West by
the 29th and during the four days following
these conditions will pass eastwardly across
the country.
"As matter of history, and not of intor-
nation TO our readers it is proper that we
should record the phenomenal conditions that
have prevailed through April, May and into
the opening days of June. In all parts of the
United States. leaving other countries in the
northern hemisphere out OF the case, all pre-
vious records of cold, unreasonable conditions
have been broken. Frost, snow, seet and
freezing have persisted in all parts of the
country, destroying vegetation and compelling
replanting of crops two and three times in
many sections. As we write now June 7th) }
careful reports of agricultural conditions show
that the crop outlook is almost unprecedenty
late and uniavorabIe. 1t is impossible for us
to itemize all the facts, and it would be use
less if we could. Everybody knows that it is
now matter of history that April and May,
1907, constitute record breaker in the way
of cold. unreasonable weather conditions