The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-28
April Weather.

..a.." 81, April Weather.
Hicks, the St. Louis weather prog
nosticator hit the bulls eye again
With his forecasts for March, and
low he has made the following pre-
.lictions for the coming month. II
he has anything to do with the
weather we wish he would change
his predictions and promise us some
good weather just for change.
A reactionary storm period fails
centrally on the 3rd and 4th, but 1t
is more than probable that storms
of thunder and rain will develop
day or two earlier, or on the LIST, with
moon at full and on the celestial
equator The Venus equinox, also
earth's equinox, bear upon this per-
iod, making very active storms pos
sible and probable. Keep your eye
on your barometer at this and all
storm periods in this month. Change
to much cooler, with snow to north
ward, may be expected behind and
after storms. A seismic period, CEN
tering on the LIST, covers three to
four days before and after that date.
A regular storm period covers the
9Th to the 18th. Change to much
warmer, with falling barometer and
threatening clouds, will appear west
ward on the 9Th and 18th, and during
the Sth, 9th and 10th, these condi-
tons will grow into active storms OF
rain, wind and thunder, as they pass
eastward over central and eastern
parts of the country. Your barom-
eter. thermometer and hygrometer
will at the time tell you what is COM
ing, if you will watch them. Hail,
rain and thunder, with marked drop
in temperature, and sleet and snow
possible far northward, are among
the probabilities at this period-all
followed by high barometer, cold
nights and frost northward.
A reactionary storm period, CEN
trail on the 18th, 18th and 18th, is at
the center of the Mercury period, un-
der the increasing strain of the
Venus period, with moon on the eel
estial equator on the 18th. AS this
period comes on, the barometer will
almost surely fall to threatening
conditions, the temperature will rise
very high, and severe storms Of wind,
rain, hail and thunder will pass east
wardly across the country, on and
touching the 14th and 18th. The
western tangent of these storms will
change to sleet and snow in northern
sections, with rising barometer, fol-
owed by clearing and much cooler
weather.
A regular storm period runs from
the 18th to the 23rd, having it's cen
ter on the goth. The Venus period
is central on the 23rd. and the moon
is at greatest north declination and
perigee on the 21st and 22nd. This
astrOnomiC condition calls for steady
wind currents from the south, low
barometer, very high temperature,
ending in electrical storms, heavy
rain, and destructive hail storms in
wide sections. Tornadoes Will visit
various parts, especially in southern
regions, during this period. TOO
much Importance cannot be attached
to the barometer at this and all sim
liar periods. Abnormally low read
ings of the barometer will indicate
positive tornatic danger, with tenn
perature falling to frost line in the
clear nights following. Snow and
sleet squalls will most likely visit
many sections northward during this
period. A marked seismic period is
central on the 18th, involving the
9Th to 21st
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 25th and 26th. This be-
ing at the center Of the Venus period,
threatening and stormy weather, con-
tinued from the preceding period,
will most likely leap up into the 25th
and 26th, and thence forward into
the closing days Of the month, caus-
ing long spell of stormy and un
settled weather. There will be a
marked increase in the severity of
storms on and touching the 25th and
Goth, with possibly brief change to
colder and high barometer follow
ing.
A regular storm period begins on
the 2Sth and extends to May 4th,
being central on the LIST. Moon be-
ing on the equator on the 28th, sud-
den change to much warmer, with
low barometer and storms of rain,
with heavy hail, will be most natural
on and about that date.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil for such emergencies.