The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
JANUARY WEATHER..
As Usual Hicks Predicts Numerous
Storms for This Month.

days in December, 1913, and extend
ing to January 4th. BY the LIST, ris-
ing temperature and falling barom-
eter will be advancing from western
extremes, and storms of rain, turn
ing to snow will reach most parts OF
the country in their progress east
ward from the LIST to the 4th. The
Moon being on the equator on the
End, marked rise of temperature
will eliminate on and touching that
date in winter lightning and thun-
der, followed by freezing, slect and
snow. Rising barometer and change
70 cold, northwesterly wind and
! weather are inseparable aftermaths
of all winter storm periods. The
van of the storms is, as a rule over
the Mississippi valleys by the after
noon or evening of the End to 3rd
day after the center of the storm
periods. Meantime, change to rising
barometer, blizzard, great cold, and
later to clearing weather, will be
spreading eastward from the north
and west. The area of storm and
| precipitation should reach the At
lantic coast states by the Bird and
! 4th, and the anticyclonic conditions,
| or area of high barometer. with
colder, clearing weather, should
spread into those regions by the 4th
! to 6th This law Of storm move
ment we have constantly and per-
| sistently explained and insisted upon
| for forty years. By proper under
standing and application of this law,
| the people in each section OF the
country-from the west eastwardly
can practically and safely figure
out, and prepare for, the different
phases Of storm and weather incl
dent to this and all storm periods.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on and touching the 9Th, 7th
and Sth. AS rule, change to storm
conditions begin to show in the west,
as the high barometer, winding up
the preceding period, disappears to
the east. Two to four days are usu-
ally required for the disturbances OF
the rcactionary periods to pass
across the country from west to east.
Change of barometer, temperature,
cloudiness and winds, will announce
to each section the approach OF
storms, or the cold wave and clear
ing weather following.
A regular storm period, which is
central on the 18th, promises to be
prolonged by Moons being in perigee
and on the celestial equator on the
18th and 18th. The barometer will
show growing change in western
parts by the 10th and 18th, and for
several days following, rain and
snow will cover wide areas in the
| general march of storm conditions
| eastwardly across the country. I'm
less the Mars influence, which was
central on December 25th, has a
modifying, instead of an intensifying
effect, severe winter storms, ending
in billiards. and cold wave, will re-
suit at this period. Keep the period
well in mind, carefully watch devel-
opments as it comes on, and no ex-
| tremes can come upon you unawares.
1t will be safe to expect the same
general character of storms and
weather at this and other January
periods that prevailed in December,
1913. The Mars and Jupiter in
fuences will dominate storm and
weather conditions through Deem
Der and January, prolonging through
January all marked extremes that
may appear in December. BY mark
ed extremes" we mean that IT
storms and general weather condi-
tons arc mild and moderate through
December, the same condition will
prevail in January. On the other
hand, should hard winter storms and
extreme cold dominate December,
the same will prevail through Janu-
airy, or at any rate until after the
middle of January. We are salts
fled that careful observation and cor
- oh
of time, will prove not only that this
theory of the Mars influence rs cor
rect, but that phenomenal opposites
prevail in different parts of the globe
during the same periods. The de-
structive cold and frost in Californ-
ia and other semi-tropical regions,
in the winter of 1912 and 1913,
while the weather was phenomenally
mild in most sections to the north,
was a marked illustration of this
truth. 1t is also quite evident that
these peculiar and unexplained con-
dtions reach maximum in connec-
ton with the Jupiter equinoctial
periods. At such times, the electri-
cal. magnetic, and other storms and
weather breeding" causes seem to
be segregated, and crowded for the
time into different parts of the
Earth.
A reactionary storm period will
follow closely on the heels of the
preceding disturbances. being central
on the 18th, 18th and goth. Higher
temperature and electrical distur-
Dances will be natural on and touch
ling the 6th-followed by sudden
and extreme rise of the barometer
and great cold. But these conditions
will break down as suddenly, and re-
dictionary storms of rain and snow
will pass eastwardly over the coun-
try on and touching the 18th, 18th
and goth. Another reaction to very
high barometer and cold wave will
follow these storms.
A regular storm period is central
on the Gath, extending in it's in
fluence from the 22nd to 9th.
Storms at this period will reach the
crisis from the oath to 9th. Change
to warmer, falling barometer and
cloudiness will begin in the west by