The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-30
JANUARY WEATHER.
What Hicks Predicts for the First
Month Of the New Year.

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central on the 9TH, extending from
the 5th to the 10th.
Causes of disturbances and things
to expect.-A Venus equinox is at its
center on December 20, 1915, extend
ing through the greater portion OF
January. The New Moon, and Moon
perigee fall together on the 4th, the
Earth is in perigee on the ina, a
Mercury equinox is central on the
9th, extending from the 4th to the
18th, and the Moon, in passing to
north declination, is on the celestial
equator also on the 9th. The oppo-
sition of Saturn with Earth and Sun
| is on the 4th.
The astronomical outlook calls for
prolonged spell of threatening, un-
settled weather, from the opening
day, to the middle of the second
week in January. Storm centers,
with rise of temperature, falling bar
ometer and rain and snow, will Gull
inmate in a crisis, from about Friday
the 9Th, to Sunday the 9th. These
storms will originate in western Sec
tons early in this period, moving
eastward, and increasing into
threatening and widening and severe
billiards. of sleet and snow north
ward, and heavy winter storms OF
rain and wind southwark. The days
on and about which storms are ex-
pected to be at their hardest are
shown in the storm charts. On and
touching these days, storm centers
will make their transit from west to
east across the continent, with high
barometer, gales from the west and
north, and changes to very cold, push
ing behind the storms and domlnat-
ing the weather generally for sever
al days following. To all who Will
watch, ample warnings will be appar-
ent in all sections of the country, OF
the storms and weather and extremes
that are approaching. Do not forget
that extreme western sections, as
rule, will have their storms and
weather changes two to four days
earlier than central and eastern
parts. Keep posted in the forecasts,
ahead of storm period, note the in
dications of your barometer-ot
clouds and temperature and winds,
as the periods approach, and you will
not be surprised by storms and Sc
we're weather changes, one time IN a
hundred. Three or four days of very
cold and clear weather generally
will follow, from about the 9th to
the 18th.
A reactionary storm period will be
central on and touching Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 18th, 18th
and 14th. This will be at Vulcan
solstice, with the combined Venus
and Mercury disturbances still in full
force. Under these conditions a par
ton relaxation of cold will pass east
ward from western parts with falling
barometer and storms of renewed
rain, sleet and snow. There is al
ways decided tendency, in the
winter season, to heavy and destruc-
tive sleet storms during the Mercury
periods. 1t is wise also, to anticipate
high boreal gales, and dangerous biz
yards during the combined influences
of Mercury and Venus, at this season
of the year. Do not be unprepared
for such visitations, during all the
storm periods, until after the first
half of January. By the exercise of
a little prudence and common sense,
all the distress and suffering of man
and beast may be avoided during the
blizzardous storms, and the deadly
cold that follows them.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, extending from the 10th
to the 21st. ."...
Astronomic causes and things to
expect.-The regular Vulcan period
is intensified by the Venus influ-
ences. The Moon is in apogee and at
extreme north declination on the
10th, and in opposition with Sun and
Earth on the goth. The storm dia-
gram shows that Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th,
18th, 10Th and the goth, are the CEN
trail days upon which storms of this
period are expected to reach their
crisis. Warmer weather and falling
barometer and southerly winds will
precede the actual storms day or
two; but cloudiness, with rain first,
followed by snow, will take up their
march from the west, and during or
next to the days above named will
sweep through central to eastern
sections, pushed closely from the
west and north by rapidly rising
barometer, high winds, and very cold,
clearing weather.
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you have not suffered, or that your
live stock has not persisted in heavy
storms and destructive cold for years
past The probabilities are that ma
lures cycle is. turning back to the
conditions of by-gone years, when
some of the great storms and biz
yards of the days of your daddies"
will return. Such questions as fuel
and food and shelter should not be
RELOCATED to the lost arts, especially
in wide sections of the great north
west. One of these. coming winters,
careless and improvident people will
pay the. penalty of their neglect in
suffering themselves, and the loss of
perishable goods and helpless live
stock. Let me forewarn you-old
friends and readers of these forecasts
look. ahead! have care for your
comfort-for your property-for
your lives.
A reacuonary storm period is cen
trail on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
the 23rd, gath and 25th. After three
or four days Of fair, cold weather,