The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-01
OCTOBER WEATHER.
Here is What Hicks Has DOped Out
For the Coming Month.

regular storm period is central
on the 4th. extending from the IND
to the 7th. This period lies at the
senter of the Venus period, with
Moon on the equator on the End, and
full moon on the 3rd. The influence
of Earths autumnal equinox is still
in full force. wb CHI fact will intensity
storm and weather conditions until
after the middle of October. We are
by no means out of danger from equl-
noctial storms, because we nave
nassed the date in September when
such disturbances are enormously
supposed by some to have ended.
This period the End to Sth, is one IN
which violent storms-storms OF the
West India and equatorial type need
not surprise any reader OF these fore
casts. Those who habitually study
the barometer, hygrometer and Their
mometer, and keep an eye on wind
and cloud and sky, will know for days
in advance whether storms OF threat
ening character are brewing. We
would especially warn those whose
interests lie on and about the great
northern lakes of probable elemental
violence during this period. A very
early dash of snow over the north
west is entirely probable, along the
line of barometric shifting from low
to high. Several days of quite cold
weather and frost, toward the north,
will follow these storms, say from
about the 4th-beginning in the west
to the Sth, in eastern extremes.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
fraf on the 9th end 10th and 18th.
CIR and touching these days it will
turn warmer, the barometer will fall,
and autumnal storms of rain and
wind, with possible dashes of snow to
the north and west, will run their !
regular course across the country |
from west to east. What are "ofti-
xiabFy~ called "anti-cyclonic' condi-
tons, that is, high barometer, with
colder, westerly winds, will press
against and follow the storms, push
ing them eastward and filling their
place progressively with clear, colder
weather for two or three days.
A regular storm period covers the
18th to the 19.h, having it's center
on the 18th. The Moon is on the
equator on the 10th, and owing to
Ibis fact, falling barometer and
ehJnge to much warmer will likely
breed autumnal thunder storms on
and about that day. The Moon being
at new and in perigee on the 18th,
1T rs probable that storms and threat
ening weather will continue up to
that date, and possibly over into the
period which follows i'm
madiateIy The storm diagram in
dicates that the Venus period ends,
and the Mercury period begins on the
1Sth We may reasonably conclude
that they will prolong Hnd intensity
each others influence at this time,
greatly augmenting the possibility
Of severe storms and weather chan
ges.
"A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the Goth, Dist, and 22nd. AS
stataG above, these last two periods
threaten to unite and give us a pro-
lOnged spell of threatening weather,
with many local outbursts of severe,
autn atIlal storms We again admon-
ish ar who may be exposed to wind
and water on the great lakes at this
and other October periods. of posi-
ole risk and danger from high gales,
eject, snow and sudden revulsiOn to
Ensienent. unreasonable cold. We
baTe now come back to the season of
the year when rainy. drilling wea-
tater brings coatings of sleet and ice,
and Mercury, let it he remembered,
is the drizzle and sleet god Watch
local conditions. and read reports
from other sections, and see if Sc
we're sleet and ice coatings do not
result before the present Mercury Pc
Rod comes to its close in November.
High barometer and much colder
weather will pass, about the 22nd to
z5ths
"A regular storm period covers the
last week in October, being central
on the 9th, almost coincident with
The center of the Mercury period.
At the entrance of this period a low
barometer will develop in western
parts, including warmer, easterly and
aratherly winds, autumnal rains will