The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
JULY WEATHER
Hicks. the st. LoOis POgnOsticatOr
Says July Will BE Stormy.
A Deficiency of Rain.

A regular storm period, covered
by the expiring Venus period, is CEN
trail on the "Glorius Fourth. The
Moon is in perigee, or nearest Earth,
or the 3rd, and full on the 18th. Each
OF these dates will show more or less
OF phenomena peculiar to these posi-
tons of the Moon, in its relation to
the Earth and Sun. Brisk southerly
winds, falling barometer, and a
wave of excessively high tempeTa-
ture, will ell show themselves, in
western sections by the End and 3rd.
AS these conditions move eastward
durins the 4th TO It'll, each section
in turn may look for wave of phe-
no1neral warmth, breaking into vic
iOus storms of rain, wind and thun-
der in most parts of the country. By
this time of the year the focus of
solar intensity will reach its maxi
mum strength in more northerly
larts of the continent, causing thun-
der storms, with severe gales, and
gusts Of rain and hail in the north
western grain regions. The eastern
and northeastern states will also be
visited by these midsummer storms
of wind, rain and hail. The indica-
tons are that the Fourth Of July will
be extremely warm, with weather
threatening to stormy, in western
parts of the country, with fair wealth
er, falling barometer and increasing
warmth in eastern sections. By the
5th, 9th and 7th storm areas will
pass to the east with rising baromet-
er, westerly winds and change to
cooler trailing after them. Full
Moon on the 18th will tend to prOlong
storm conditions, and retard rising
barometer and cooler weather until
after that date.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 10th, 18th and 18th.
During and touching these days the
barometer will again make decided
fall, winds will blow warm and
strong from easterly and southcrly
directions, all eliminating on and
next to the 18th in black menacing
storm clouds, violent buster, rain
and thunder The Moon is on the
celestial equator on the 18th, calling
for phenomenal warmth and wicked,
midsummer thunder, lightning and
buster. The natural order after all
storms is a rising barometer, change
of wind to the west and cooler wealth
err; but such changes will be less
pronounced at this season of the
year, causing prolonged high tenn
peratures and heated terms. -
Change to lower temperature, how
ever, will visit most parts from
about the 18th to 18th, bringing a
shortlived respite from July heat.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th embracing the 18th to
10Th. The eliminating days of this
period, over all central parts of the
country Will be on and touching the
10th and 18th. Western sections will
have rising temperature and falling
barometer. cloudiness and incipient
storms two or three days earlier, but
disturbances will not reach their
widest extent and their maximum
strength before the 18th to 18th. A
look at the storm diagram shows
that disturbing causes are conspicu-
ously absent at this central July per-
iod. The Vulcan period stands alone
with the Moon at last quarter and in
apogee phases which are not consid-
cred most fruitful in storm cousa-
ton. But careful observers will be
able to note the regular changes in
weather conditions, with possibly a
series of pronounced July storms
black clouds looking as if tornadoes
might result with floods of rain fall
but ending in summer gusts and I'M
satisfying showers. At such times a
good hygrOmeter and barometer will
indicate before hand just what you
may expect. A decided rise of the
barometer, after these storms have
gone east of your locality, will bring
you a grateful temporary change to
cooler weather After these sum-
mer rains and showers, let nothing
possible keep you from stirring
your gardens and fields. Only half
rain, promptly and thoroughly stir
red into the soil. is worth more than
a whole rain, leaving the ground to
bake and burn into crust.
a y reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the goth, 21st and 22nd. The
Moon is at greatest declination
north on the goth, and in conjunc-
ton with Earth and Sun, at new
Moon, on the 22nd This period will
bring great depression of the bor-
ometer and extremely high tempera-
ture-a time when a heat wave
will reach climax which will rise
above the already heated atmospher-
ic conditions natural for July. The
wiseacres will tell you that anybody
can predict warm weather in july
but they will not undertake to tell
when you may look for the warmest
weather. or the time when summer
heat will rise into prolonged crisis
clustering storms of rain and thun-
der will be natural on and next to
the 21st and l2nd, but rains will not
be as abundant and general as will
be desired. If crops are kept thor
oughly cultivated and free from grass
and weeds, they will stand marked
shortage in rainfall at this part of
the season; but woe to the fields that
are unplowed-that have no touch
of the dry farming" Rising barom-
eter and cooling winds may come
about the 23rd to 25th.
A regular storm period covers the
last week in July, having it's center
on the 9th. A Mercury period is
coincident with this period, being