The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-17
aDUTCH WEATHER PROPHET"
Issues His Annual Early Prediction!
Spring Earlier Than Spring of
Last Year. -. ..>-
Columbia Record, 18th.

Columbia Record. 18th. .
Mr.. William P. Houseal. the Dutch
weather prophet issued Tuesday Z
general prediction on spring and "
summer weather conditions in this
section. Mr.. Houseal says the rnnSH-
al shortage in precipitation, placed at
this date around 8 inches. should be
noted as encouraging to farming in 4
terests in view of the old proverb, "a
pint of March dust is equal to a BUSH :
Ell Of corn at harvest
Rains Come Shortly.
"The chief precipitation period Of
the spring." said Mr.. Houseal, Cen
tres around March 1S, which Is the
central equinox storm period. Tie
storm may be expected to distribute
itself throughout the South Atlantic
and eastern Gulf States three days
ahead to three days after the 18Th.
For the year the central dates OF Sim
liar disturbances of more or less in-.
tensity will be as follows: April ~
May II. June I, August l, August %,
September rs. October %. There Will
be no equinoctial disturbance OF any {
great intensity in either September or
October. The greatest disturbance Of
this character centres around NoVeua-
Der 18, as affecting the usual course
of these autumnal visitors from the
tropics: The periods indicated for.
the dates given here are for genefar~
precipitation and they need not nee;
essarily cover the whole country in
order that the forecast may be verg-
fed. ....~..,:..=.. .aSl
Rain Evenly Distributed.
"These general periods will natHr-
ally cause lesser periods to form ia
precipitation and the prediction Is
here made that 50 far as the matter
Of precipitation for the spring aad
surdn.2:. is concerned. all Indications
point to an even distribution 0t Jam
for the middle and eastern sections 6f
the country. These lesser periods are
central for the dates: March 4, April
l, %; May rs, June 23, July 20. AH-
gust II. September Is. October 10.
Spring Earlier Than in 1919.
"The theory upon which these fore
casts is based indicates an earlier
spring than in 1910. when this fore ?.
caster said: The danger OF severe :
frosts will extend into April and even
In May the weather will be unseason-
ably cool. It will be at least six weeks
from March. Is before the cool periods
pass into summer heat The Eerid- (
cation of the 1910 forecast came when
frost on May 80 occurred, with disas-
trous effect as far South as the 35th
parallel.
A Sens0nable Easter.
"A favorable indication for season
able spring conditions at Easter Is the
unusual amount of high pressure
which has prevailed in the South At"
larsic section since the storm period
Of October 1920. This condition pre-.
vented one Of the coolest waves Of
the winter from making the loves:
readings ever seen in
the South, not excepting February
a. 1899, when it dropped to 8 degrees
below zero at Newberry and 6 below
at Columbia. There is no waste in ma
tire and the meteorological condi-
tions which prevail in December have
their effect on conditions six months
afterwarG.
A Pleasant Sumner.
"The summer will be moderate in
its temperature, with no prolonged or
excessive periods of intensely hot
weather"