Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-02
HICKS FOR JULY

A regular STORM peFlou covers tne
lst to the 9th of July, being central
on the 3rd, with full moon at extreme
declination south on the same day.
From 3rd to 5th, low barometer and
clustering, violent storms will visit
many localities in their eastward
sweep over the country. While we
do not look for heavy general rain
fall in July, the combined forces OF
Venus and Mercury will naturally
cause some violent local downpours.
As the storms move eastward, the
barometer will rise west of storm
areas, bringing cooler, westerly winds
and fair weather; but in advance of
these changes most parts of the coun.
try will have clustering to violent
thunder storms, say about the 3rd to
9Th. A period of seismic probability
is central on the 3rd, extending from
June 29th 10 July 9th
A reactionary storm is ceutral on
the Sth, 9th and 10TH The Mercury
period is central on the 9th the moon
in perigee on the 9th, on the equator
on the 9th, and at last quarter on the
10th This period promises severe
electrical and atmospheric unrest. On
and touching the 9th storms will
reach their crisis. A sharp change to
rising barometer, with cooler winds
from the west will bring up the rear
of these storms. The Mercury inhu-
ence will tend to prolong cloudiness
and threatening weather between the
storm periods.
A regular storm period is central on
the 14th, extending from the l2ih to
18th. This period comes at the cul
mination of the Mercury period and
within few days of the center of the
Venus period. 1t also contains the
new moon at the greatest declination
north As we enter this period the
temperature will rise very high, the
barometer will fall, and storms of
threatening aspect will visit MANY
loca aities, progressively from west to
east, between the l4th and 18th. The
high temperature and storms may
not reach final crisis until the con
junction of the Moon with Earth and
Sun on the 18th. This period prom
ses the heaviest rains, perhaps, Of
any period this month. After decid-
ed storms and the barometer begins
to rise, change to cooler will follow
for few days A seismic period is
central on he 18th, extending two
to three days before and after that
date.
A reactionary storm period is cen
tral on the 10Th, Goth and 2lst. This
period lies at the center of the Venus
period, and the characteristics of the
Venus disturbance will be noticeable
in black, clustering storm clouds,
severe electrical storms, and scatter
ing local down pours of rain. We do
not look for general, diffused rainfall
throughout the country, although the
Venus period being central on the
22nd covers the whole month, and is
as rule attended by heavy rains.
A regular storm period is central on
the 26th, extending from the oath to
the 2Sth. 1t will not be surprising if
threatening conditions lat for several
DAYS before and after the Venus per
iod, the 22nd. Heavy electrical storms
and violent summer gusts are very
probable about the 23rd, and from
that date on through the period, 2ith
to 2Sth. The elimination of this per
iod will come, in central and eastern
parts of the country, on and touching
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
the 26th, 9th, and 2Sth The Moon
will be approaching its extreme dec
lination south, at its full, as the per-
iod eliminates; hence change from
excessive summer warmth, and prob.
able "hot winds, is apt to follow up
the storms of this period, with the
rising barometer and northwesterly
winds that bring up the western tan.
gents of storm areas. There can be
no question but that atmospheric
tides follow the Moon in its declina.
tion north and south, hence when the
| Moon is south. streams 'or rivers
of cooler air flow southwark from pol
ar directions, especially after series
of heavy Venus thunder storms. There
is prospect for such results progres
siyely from about the 9th to Both.