The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-08
HICKS ON MAY WEATHER
Nothing Very Encouraging That Will
Tend to Make Things Much
Better.

A regular storm period is in pro-
gress as we enter this month, being
central on the I'd and extending to
the 9th. The center OF the Mars pc
riod falls on the third, within three
days of the center OF the Venus pc
riod on April goth. Threatening
storm conditions will appear in west
ern sections by the LIST. The temper
allure will BIS nigh, with rapidly fall
ing barometer, much humidity, south
winds and growing cloudiness. From
Saturday, the I'd, to Tuesday, the 5th,
notably the Sd and 4th, violent ii not
tornado storms need not be a sur
prise to any student of these fore
casts. A very low barometer, with
sultrineas, ftful south winds and
restles9 clouds should be regarded
as aiu-ost positive indications of
danger at this time. Heavy down
pours of rain and hail will visit many
parts of the country, and as the west
ern tangents of the storm areas come
with rising barometer from the north
west, late squalls of snow and sleet
are more than probable to the north
ward. Change to much cooler gener-
ally, with frost over many sections,
will be natural between the Sd and
9Th. AS stated in the April forecasts,
this is also a period of marked seis-
mic probability.
The reactionary storm period falls
centrally on the It'll, Sth and 9th,
with the Don at apogee and at first
quarter. On the dates named look
for decided reaction to warmer, with
falling barometer, southerly winds
cloudiness and rain. At this and all
other periods during much of this
month, the astronomic causes are
sufficient to excite careful watchful-
ness on the approach of storm clouds.
Change to rising barometer, much
cooler, and probably frost in many
sections central and northward, will
come progressively from about the
9Th to the 18th. Let observers in
southern, central and eastern sec
lions watch for reports from the
northwest about the Sth, and one to
three days later, according to locali-
ty, see If change to much cooler
doesn't reach their local patches.
A regular storm period falls on
the 18th to the 10th. The moon is
in the celestial equator on the 18th,
and full on the 18th. At the very
beginning of this period look for high
temperature in all western extremes,
attended by low and falling barome-
ter, cloudiness and sudden thunder
storms. A series of daily rain, wind
and thunder storms with probable
tornadoes, during the 18th, 18th, 18th
and 10th, will be most natural re-
suits. If rains have been general and
copious thus far in the Mars period,
excessive downpours, and floods over
wide sections, will result at this. pc
riod. Another time Of seismic strain
lies between the 18th and 18th, being
central on the 18th. Change to ris-
ing barometer, northwest winds and
much cooler will be due from about
the 10th to the 18th, progressively
from the northwest to the east and
south. Remember this law of pro-
erosion in storms and weather
changes. Ask your local Official
skeptic" If he expects an express train
to pass his station, and all other sta
lions, and reach the Atlantic coast on
the same day and the same hour in
which it is scheduled to start from
Galveston and Seattle.
A reactionary storm period centers
on the 10th, goth and 21st. the moon
being near last quarter, at extreme
declination south and in perigee. All
who are familiar with the astrnomic
causes upon which we base our fore
casts will remember the fact that we
have often explained that the focus
of solar energy" in it's annual swing
from south to north, lies along the
belt of central states from west to
east, during the month of May. This
fact. beyond all other causes, ac-
counts for SO many tornadoes, as a
rule, during this month. The period,
10th to 22nd, is not especially threat
aiming, but the presence of the Venus
and Mars periods, blended with those
of Jupiter and Saturn, should incite
cautious watchfulness at this and all
other periods in May. From about
the 21st to the 23d, high barometer
and change to much cooler may be
expected generally. OF course it is
understood that fair to clear weather
as a rule with rising Larome-
ter and change to cooler, not only in
this month but at all seasons of the
year.
A regular storm period extends
from the 23d to the 9th. The moon
is on celestial equator on the 25th,
the central day of the period. Change