Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
Sept. Weather Prediction
BY REV. IRL HICKS OF ST. LOUIS. MO

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A reactiUnary storm pgrIod is in
progress as we pass from August into
September. Reaction tn ant,-storm
conditions may occur on and touching
the End and 3rd, equatorial storms may
appear in the regions of our southern
coasts about this time.
A regular storm period is central
on the 9Th, extending from the 4th to
the 8th. Storms which may have
been sighted off the gulf regions prior
to this period will gain new life and
energy during the 4th to Sth, causing
severe and perhaps destructive vista
tions on the south coasts and inland
toward and over the great lakes. AS
early as the 4th or 5th, the barometer
will indi cate growing storm conditions
IN western and southern extremes.
During Sunday the 9Th to Tuesday the
9Th. and possibly over the 9th and
10th, these conditions will bring de-
cided September storms progressively
to most parts Of the country. Should
very low barometric areas come up
from the northwest. warm to phenom-
enally high temperatures will prevail
generally, folluwed by heavy tropical
storms. Our belief is that the great
storm centers of this period Will he
the southward first, working northward
and northeastward up the Atlantic and
over most of the states inland.
A reactionacy storm periud is CEN
tral on the 10th, l1tn and 18th. The
9Th to the 18th is at the annual crisis
Of magnetic antagonism between the
Earth and Sun, and the chances are
many that the disturbances OF the
preceding period will last into, and
reach their final elimination during
this reactlonary period. Within a
period of about five days, taking the
10th as the central day, it will be most
natural that many equinoctial storms
and seismic perturbations should occur
Behind these storms, beginning in the
far northwest, say about the 1lth, look
for rapid and very decided changes TO
high barometer, boroaI gales and much
cooler weather. This change will
spread eastward and southwark during
the 11th to 18th, breaking up heated
conditions, with probable frost in
many localities northward.
A regular storm period covers the
ho 1g;y of Ell.
cd will fall on the 18th, 18th and
18th. The character of the storms
will be plainly indicated many hours
before they appear by the reading of
any reliable baromater the direction
and force Of the wind currents, the !
temperature ana the amount of hu.
midity indicated by the hygrometer,
or even the bodily sensations Of "mug-
giness.''
A reactionary storm period runs
from the 22nd to tbs 25th. This period
will come to its full elimination be-
fore the time of New Moon On the 25th. |
Low barometer and threatening wealth
er will appear perhaps with storms
before that date: but tire temperature
will keep up, and sturm conditions
will intensity until after the 25th. |
Indeed, the Moon being on the celes-
tisl equator on the 26th, severe cleo
trical storms on and touching that
date may bridge the interval and cause
be a continuance of storm conditions
into the last period of the month. The
25th is the center of another seismic
period of about five DAYS.
A regular storm period begins on
the 9th and extends to October End,
being central On the 29th. AS the
month goes out low barometer and
general storm conditions will be in
transit from west to east. BY the 29th
and oOth wide areas of cloudiness and
rain will develop, bringing in gen
eraI spell of auCumnal RAIN, wind and
disagreegble weather.