The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-06
June Weather.

Irl R. Hicks, the St. Louis weather
man, has dished up the following
dope on the weather for this month:
A regular storm period, within
the brace of a Mercury period, ex-
tends from the 3rd to the 9th. The
June solstice will impinge upon this
period, causing electrical storms to
continue and reach crisis on and
touching the 9Th. The moon is on
the equator on that day, and the an
nual magnetic crisis extends from
about the Sth to the 18th, so that
thunder storms will be frequent and
violent for several days at this time.
These June thunder squalls often
prove quite severe, with only moder-
ate fall of the barometer. Heavy,
and sometimes abnormal rains occur
during the June solstice, with the
barometer little below normal. At
such times the barometer shows
great humidity.
A reactionary storm period falls
on the 18th, 18th and 18th, precisely
at the crisis, of electric and magnetic
excitement. On the 18th, the north
magnetic pole of the earth makes it's
least angle to the Suns equator,
thereby intensifying the electric and
magnetic forces through the earth
and it's atmosphere. Hence many
phenomena of this character will
mark this period. Afternoon rains
and thunder storms will be frequent
and violent, continuing for days,
partly .obliterating the interval be-
tween the storm periods. New moon
the 18th will keep up the temper
ature, depress the barometer and
help to prolong threatening condi-
tons. The 18th to the 18th, is a
seismic and volcanic period, central
on the 18th.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, embracing new Moon
on the 18th, on the equator the 21st,
and in perigee on the 10th, the CEN
trail day of the period. A very low
reading of the barometer, anywhere
from the 18th to 21st, must be taken
as danger signal. Watch your bar
ometer. If you have none-get one!
AS long as your barometer remains
normal, don't fear for tornadoes,
even if the heavens are ablaze with
lightning and resounding with peals
of thunder. These solstice storms,
as we have often explained, are err
ratio in their movement-coming up
from unusual directions, turning
backward from the east after having
passed your locality, and drenching
you from unlocked for quarters with
violent squalls of wind and rain This
is caused by confused and unstable
atmospheric currents and conditions,
arising from the fact that the earth
is at turning, solstice position,
where she begins her position to-
ward the autumnal equinox, and the
sun begins to retrace it's course
southwark in the heavens.
! A reactionary storm period falling
on the 22nd, 23rd and oath, will
most likely take up and prolong the
tendency to afternoon and evening
thunder showers, coming over from
the preceding period. While an ex-
cess of rain will not reach generally
over the country, haymakcrs and
others will do we'll to figure on fire.
quent showers. A Word and Works
Barometer, in connection with our
Hygrometer, would save you endless
worry and great loss.
A regular storm period is in pro-
gress the last four days in June, cen
trail on tho 2Sth. Look for falling
barometer, growing cloudiness, and
areas OF rain, wind and thunder on
the 28th, 18th and Goth. The moon
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