The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-30
MAY WEATHER.
As Forecast by Rev. lrl II. Hicks, the
st. Louis PrognOsticatOr.


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A reactonary storm period is CEN
trail on the LIST, End and Bird, being
central with the Mercury distur-
bance. May will come in with low
barometer and cloudy, murky condi-
tons, and from the LIST to the 4th,
thick cloudiness will prevail over
most parts of the country. Wide
areas Of Mercurial, drizzling rains
will work from western to eastern
sections Of the country, breaking into
heavy dOWnpOurs in many localities.
These rains will be attended, and
! followed after they have passed east
ward. by very cool weather, with
danger of frost at night ii the clouds
disappear--a thing improbable to any
great degree as long as the Mercury
! Influence is dominant. 1t is a we'll
established fact, that clOudinesS, with
heavy sleet in cold weather, and long
continued, driZZling rain in warm
weather, are products Of the Mercury
disturbances. OF course these cOndi-
tons give place to heavy storms and
Dhzzards, during the regular and re-
dictionary storm periods which fall in
the Mercury periods.
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9Th to the 9th, having its center on
the 7th On and touching the 9th,
18th, Sth and 9th, there will be
threatening variations in the readings
of the thermometer and barometer.
and there will be danger of violent
storms in proportion to the extreme
indications of these faithful instru-
ments. The Moon is on the celestial
equator on the 9Th, in perigee on the
Sth, and full on the 9th. These facts
greatly increase probabilities of very
active storms on and about those
dates. The Mercury and Jupiter per-
iods will also add to the tierceness of
atmospheric and electrical perturba-
lions at this time. Change to much
cooler, followed by frost northward,
may reasonably be counted on, in
the wake Of, and for several nights
after the storms. See if a wave Of
abnormally cold weather does not
spread from the northwest, far into
the eastern and southeastern sections
of the country, from about the 9th
to the I It'll of May.
| A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 18th, 18th, and 14th.
There are no other marked causes Of
disturbances at this period, except, of
course, the continued presence of the
Jupiter influence, and the fact that
all the central parts OF our continent
are in the focus of solar energy dur
ing the months of May and June
Without the assistance of reliable
barometer, and intelligent careful
observation at the time, there is no
telling what any of these sudden, ac-
tive May storms may develop into.
One thing is certain a good barometer
and common sense watching, at the
on-cOming of any storm will afford
timely opportunity to seek a place of
safety, provided, there be such a
place of safety available. Thanks to
the progressive intelligence of our
people, there are fewer and fewer
homes every year unprovided with
such a refuge from the tornado mon
ster. Behind the reactionary storms
of this period, looking for rising
barometer, westerly winds and fair,
cool weather-too cool for entire
safety from frosts in northern parts
of the country.
| A regular storm period covers the
18th to the 22nd, having its center
on the 10Th. This is about the time
when series of May thunder and
rain storms are common throughout
the tier of middle states. These
storms often come in the form of
daily cycles, for several days in sue
cession. Some times a double daily
cycle, one in the forenoon, and one
in the afternoon and early evening,
will repeat themselves. These storms
are attended by very black, thick
clouds, spreading eastward from a
leaden bank in the west with vicious
lightning, thunder and heavy rain
and hail. AS long as the winds blow
warm and humid from the south, and
the barometer remains below normal,
these daily cycles will continue to re-
turn about the same hours of the
day; but when the wind changes to
strong and cool from the west, and
the barometer take determined
turn upward, you may know that the
series of storms is broken and that
clearing weather will follow. Such
a spell is probable on and touching
the 18th, 10Th, goth and 21st of May,
although there is no combination of
causes out Of the ordinary at this
time If the Venus equinox were now
dominant, we would not hesitate to
warn of such results; but Venus is
absent until June, at which time we
give notice that we shall hear from
her At all events-high barometer
and cooler fair weather may be ex-
pected, progressively from west to
east, about the 21st to gard.
A reactionary storm period has it's
center on the oath, 18th and 26th.
The new Moon being on the oath, |
change to very warm, with falling |
barometer, ending in rain and thun-
der storms, with some wild dashes |
and gusts of wind, may be figured on
eastward across the coun-
try---on and touching Sunday, Mon |
day and Tuesday, the Gath, 25th and
26th Moon is at extreme north dec
lination on the 26th, causing atmos-
pheric tides to swing northward, and
bringing into high latitude some
very warm equatorial weather. Such
will excite very intense
electrical storms Should the barom
eter fall to very low readings
hing to be apprehended-there will