The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
JUNE WEATHER.
Here is What Hicks Says Regarding
the Coming Month.

A regular storm period, which was
central on May goth, will be at its
eliminating stages, in the central
eastern parts of the country during
the LIST, End and Bird. The Moon will
pass southwark across the celestial
equator on the End, which fact will
cause many local thunder storms on
and touching that date. Immediately
west Of these storm areas will follow
a rising barometer, winds shifting to
the west, and change to fresh cool
weather.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 5th, 9Th and 7th. The
Moon is in perigec on the 5th, and at
it's full on the 7th The Venus distur-
bance will be in full force, blending
with the June solstice period from
this time to the end of the month.
On and next to the 5th, 9Th, and 7th,
the barometer will fall decidedly,
the temperature will rise, and storms
of wind, rain and thunder will make
their transit eastwardly across the
country. The change to rising barom-
eter and cooler weather, which will
follow Immediately behind these
storms, will spread progressively to
| the Atlantic coast regions from about
the 7th to the 9th.
A regular storm period will de-
velop and run it's course from the
10th to the 18th. 1t is central on
the 18th, this date being the central
day Of an annual period of maximum
electrical and magnetic disturbance.
At this time the Earth's north mag
netic pole is most inclined to the
Suns equator, causing maximum
charge of magnetism in the Earth,
and atmosphere surrounding 1t.
During a period of to 10 days, TAX
ing June 18th as the central day, ev-
cry year, the records will show that
there are phenomenal manifestations
in the way Of magnetic unrest, at
mospheric electricity, trouble on the
| wires and in Geographic instruments,
auroral lights, volcanic unrest and
seismic activity. At this period the
whole terrestrial globe takes on such
excessive charges of electricity and
magnetism, that much of the remain
| der of the month, as rule, is charac-
tcriZed by intense electrical storms,
with almost continuous display OF
sheet lightning, during the evenings
and nights, for many successive days
at a. time. The Mercury period will
blend with Vulcan, Venus, Earth and
Jupiter at this time, so that low,
menacing barometer any time from
the 10th to the 18th, should be heed
ed as danger signal. A cycle of
daily storms for several successive |
days, similar to those mentioned in |
our May forecasts, will most probably |
appear at this time. Heavy rains
will visit most parts of the country,
causing floods in small streams, val |
icys and rivers, and a little later,
high water and destructive overfoWs
along the great central rivers. Any
reasonable precaution that may be
taken against destructive hail storms
VIII abundantly compensate such |
OUTLAWS, all through the central to
the latter parts of June. We must
not be deferred from our annual
warning of danger to life and prop
erty from lightning strokes during
these vicious electrical storms in
June Do not take shelter under
trees during June thunder storms.
Avoid barns, stables and all similar
buildings, and do not remain expos
ed on the moist ground, during the
Immediate and nearby passage of a
thunder cloud. In ones home, with
doors and windows closed-away
from stoves and open chimney places,
on perfectly dry floors, constitute
the best safeguard against lightning
strokes. See that Grovcs and herds
of live stock ale not exposed 70 wire
fences, or huddled together, if pre-
ventable, under green trees.
reactionary storm period will
follow the preceding regular period
almost without intermission, causing
Il prolonged spell of stOrr ", threat
ening weather. This reactiOnary per-
iod is central on the 18th, 18th and
18th. The storm diagram shows that
the Venus and Mercury periods are
both central on the 18th, the Mercury
period covering the 18th to the 23rd
and the Venus period extending over
the whole month. The Earth's SOL
stice period is central on the 21st,
covering almost the entire month, so
that tremendously strong combina-
ton of astronomic causes is bearing
on these June periods. AS a rule
very heavy and continuous rains may
fall in June without any great de-
pressions of the barometer. We
have often noted that barometric
readings were little below normal in
luc uuluSL VI peISlSIcuC duu ASd'y
June rains. But it must be kept in
mind that destructive wind storms
and tornadoes are always indicated
by a marked fall in the barometer.
DO not fail to keep in touch with
your barometer during these solstice
storms, as dangerous storms are en-
tirely probable. The barometer will
never deceive, or fail to warn you. 1t
is the only thing in existence that
can and will discriminate between the
danger and harmlessness of on-com-
ing storms.
A regular storm period covers the
goth to the 25th, being central on the
22nd. This period is at the center of
the June solstice disturbance. At
this exact time, the backward, or
westward motion of the Earth in it's
orbit begins, the north pole of the
Earth is at its greatest inclination to-
ward the Sun, and storms and other
disturbances peculiar to this season
reach maximum. About the goth,