The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-29
An Assortment Of Rain, Snow and
SIeet is Promised For the
Coming Month, Also
Some Wind.
THE STORM PERIODS
The Month Will Start Off With Rain,
According to the Weather
Prophet and End With
Snow.

The weather forecast for the month
of November, as compiled by Rev.
Irl Hicks, of st. Louis, is as follows.
reactionary storm period is in
progress as we enter this month. On
the first and second falling baro-
meter will pass eastwardly over the
country, attended by cloudiness and
resulting rain in many localities.
Stiff. northwesterly winds and sharp
change to colder will come promptly
on the heels of these disturbances.
! regular storm period covers the
ftursh to the ninth, being central on
the sixth. This period is near the
center of the Venus period and prom
ises to bring very active storm con-
ditions. If the barometer falls to low
readings from about the sixth to the
ninth, look for energetic storms Of
rain and wind, with dangerous gales
over the lake regions. These disturb
ances will be attended by electrical
storms to the southwark, while in the
northwest sleet and snow will be
quite probable. All outdoor work
that can reasonably be put in order
and ali perishable goods that can
be securely housed and sheltered. be-
fore these Venus storms in November,
VIII be great gain, saying nothing of
the convenience and comfort of the
people.
A reactionarv storm period is CEN
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fourteenth The conjunction of the
moon with the earth on the twelfth
naturally indicates that high tempera-
ture for the season, with low bar
ometer and general storms are prob
able on and following that date. It is
a rare exception when rising temper
allure does not attend new moon and
when new moon falls ON or very close
to the celestial equator especially in
a Venus period and in a storm period,
thunder and lightning are almost GER
tain to attend the storms. Change to
very much cooler, with high baro-
meter and high northwesterly gales
will bring up the west and northwest
tanks of storms. say about the thir-
teenth to fifteenth.
A regular storm period is central
on the eighteenth. From Tuesday the
sixteenth to Sunday the twentieth, is
time of vast storm probabilities,
especially on the oceans and the great
lakes. This is a period in which
Boreas will make stubborn fight for
domination in most parts of the north
ern hemisphere. Early billiards OF
snow and sleet need not surprise any
reader of these forecasts in north
and northwest before the final windup
of this storm period. These storms
will be followed closely by rushing
high barometer out of the northwest.
causing high gales and unreasonable
cold to push rapidly far into the south
and east. Many heavy ocean storms
will be encountered, both on the
Atlantic and Pacific, during this and
other November periods. Make 1t
your business 70 watch the telegraphic
reports from land and sea, through all
this part of the month and see If this
forecast is not verified to a degree
out of the ordinary. If your farm and
orchard and garden products are not
safely housed before these mid No
vember, Venus storms you will suffer
great discomfort and heavy loss.
A reactionary storm period is cen