The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-28
HICKS PREDICTIONS
FOR COMING MONTH
Says That August Will Be Ex-
tremeIy Stormy.
DATES OF STORM PERIODS.

| According to Irl Hicks, the st
Louis weather prophet, August will BIZ
| an extremely stormy month, much
rain falling, accompanied by consid
cradle wind. He says:
The conclusion of a regular storm
period which is central on July 81
will come on the 1st to Sd Of August
The mercury period being central on
the 4th, thick, general cloudiness,
with increased tendency to rain will
result at the opening of the month.
The first storm period, reactionary
is central on the 5th, 9th and It'll This
period falls at the crisis of the mer-
curry period. bringing promise OF
better rain conditions. Low barome-
ter and very high temperature will
bring August thunder storms on the
5th to 7th, progressively from west to
east. The indications are that threat
ening conditions will not disappear
until after the new moon on the 9th,
following which date, the barometer
will rise, bringing westerly winds,
clearing weather and lower tempera-
ture for two or three days. The Sth
to the 18th is seismic period
Ht SCSOhu SUI pC1Iods lCSulci
is central on the 18th. Change to fall
ing barometer and gathering storm
conditions generally may appear in
the west by the 10th, but the culmi-
mating storms of this period will not
be fully organized and in progress
eastward until about the 18th. On and
touching Monday, the 18th, to Wednes-
day, the 14th. threatening August
storms, with rain, thunder and wind
will touch many localities in their
eastward sweep. Active electrical
storms will be natural on the 18th.
Some localities will get heavy down.
pours of rain but the general shortage
in rain will not be relieved.
The third storm period, reactionary
will bring return of storm conditions
on the 18th. 18th and 10Th. At this
time we will be entering the autumn
nal equinoctial period and all disturb
ances, especially in extreme southern
parts of the country, will begin to
take on the nature of equatorial
storms. The clouds will be very
black and threatening, but in most
cases will pass over with much blus
ter and thunder but only moderate
and scattering rains.
The fourth storm period, regular. is
central with the full moon on the 3rd.
The crisis of this period will fall on
Friday, the 23rd. to Monday the Goth.
during which days the barometer will
reach low readings and severe sum-
mer storms will pass over the country
from west to east. The 30th is the
central of another seismic period, and
an increase of such phenomena will
be noted between the 9th and the
Goth Watch telegraphic reports.
The approaching Venus period will al
so be felt at this period. Changs to
much cooler will follow severe cleo
trical storms on and touching the 18th
and 26th.
The fifth storm period, reactionary,
Is we'll into the autumnal eQuinoctial
period. also the Venus period The
are that the West India
will appear in the seas
south of our coasts during the last
ten days of August. and these storms
are apt to touch the Gulf of Mexico
and South Atlantic coasts about the
last three days of the month Such
storms always herald themselves in
ways. so that no section
Or person need be overtaken I'M
awares- They may not appear until |
September, but no harm can result |
rom watching indications and bold |
ng ones affairs in business-Iike |
shape, especially along regions ex-
posed to such visitations Counter
squinoctial storms will come out of /
he northwest followed by sharp
.hange to cooler. at the close of Aug
lst- /