The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Hicks on April Weather.

1rl Hicks, the St. Louis weather
prophet missed it pretty badly with
his predictions for March at least in
this section of the country, but he
comes right back again and makes the
following predictions for April:
A regular storm period extends
from the End to the 9Th. AS shown
by the storm diagram, this period is
still under the influence Of the Mer-
curry, Earth and Mars disturbances
1t will come in by rising temperature,
falling barometer and growing cloud
mess over the western sections by the
End and 3rd, and during the 4th to
9Th, these conditions will pass east
ward attended by storms Of rain, hail
and forceful winds. In northerly parts
OF the country, late snow squalls and
| heavy sleet will be natural and prob
able.
A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 9Th, 9th and 10th. Moon
passes over the celestial equator on
the 9Th, New Moon falls on the 9Th,
and Moons perigee is on the 10th.
The indications are that very unset
tied and threatening weather will
continue from the preceding period,
eAAN SAsAS AShOWSu oIOl uuo, Will lOW
barometer, high temperature, thunder
and wind, will prevail generally on
and touching the 8th, 9Th and 10th.
Excessive warmth at this time, with
much humidity and mugginess, will
insure heavy hail storms in many To-
calities. with possible tornadoes.
Careful observers in every locality
may easily determine whether such
storms are approaching them, long
before they strike Remember the
dates and carefully note prevailing
conditions and gathering storm
clouds. Do this habitually at all storm
periods. Rising barometer and change
to very much cooler with frost, will
come from the 9th to the 18th, pro-
gressively from west to east The
9Th to 18th, central on the 9Th, is a
marked seismic period
regular storm period extends
from the 14th to 10Th, central on the
18th. This period will bring low bar
ometer and return of energetic storms
on and near the 18th, 10th, 18th and
18th. The Mars influence will disap-
pear after the middle of April, and
warmer, settled, springlike weather
may be expected. But the first half
OF the month will bring much of the
Mars rawness, and the boreal buster
following the Easter storms" will
give Wintery touch to much Of the
storm and weather in the first half Of
the month Very cool nights will be
natural from the l Sth to goth, with
frost to the northward }.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd. On
and touching the 22d the temperature
will rise suddenly to very warm, the
barometer will fall rapidly, and
storms Of thunder, rain, hail and
wind will touch many places in their
quick transition from west to east.
The barometer will react to higher,
Immediately behind these storms,
bringing sharp drop in temperature,
but the change will be of short dura-
ton. Allowing three days on either
side of Sunday the oath, is another
seismic period, in which current tele-
graphic reports will probably tell Of
earthquake phenomena in various eX-
tremes Of the earth. The earth is
now practically away from the per-
turbing influences of both Jupiter
and Saturn, hence we believe that
earthquakes will subside to mini
mum during the next few years But
it must not be understood that such
phenomena will cease entirely; minor
seismic disturbances heavy or light,
will continue to form the seismic
periods laid down in our forecasts.
Prove it for yourself.
A regular storm periods covers the
25th to 29th, central on the 9th.
Look for falling barometer and re-
newal of decided storms during this
period. Moon in apogee and full on
the oath will precipitate storms early
in this period. Much cooler as April
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