The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-10
AUGUST WEATHER.
Hicks Says There Will Be Storms and
Rain i'm This Month and Frost
Abount September 1st.

Rain i'm This Month and Frost
Abount September lst.
A regular storm period is central
on the lst, extending from July oOth,
to August 4th. Disturbing causes
and things to expect.
This Vulcan period is reinforced
Inv the Venus disturbance, near us
lcenter, and the Moon passes over me
celestial equator on the End, passing
ia south declination. August Will
come in with general indications or
coming storms over central to east
arm narts of the country. In western
narts the barometer will be low, ana
threatening clouds, rain, wlnd ana
thunder will already be organized
and starting on their eastward sweep
across the country. These storms Will
reach a general crisis on ana touch-
ING the End to 4th, more preclsely
on the Ind in central. and on the ora
and 4th in eastern states. Meantime
tbe barometer will rise ana coo!ef'
clearing weather will be ADVANCING
from western sections. BY the oth
to 9Th. these clearing, cooler cohdi-
lions will have passed the centfai'
and on into the eastern parts OF the
country. If you want to ploW, or SOW
or reap. or entertain, OF go Oh ah
outing before the storm reaches your
locality. make your arrangements az
rording. If it best suits your inter-
asts and convenience to nave the
storms pass your locality hrst, ana
then act in the changed weather con-
ditions. lust watch your barometer
the temperature, the wind currents
and the clouds-and wait. we are
writing these forecasts, and they are
Going into cold type on the 18TH OF
mil 1915. and we venture at TINS
time to say that many, ana SOME
varv violent storms, with more than
an average of general rainfall lot
August, are reasonably 70 pc eApee..
edrduring this month. For the most
part, the rainfalls and storms WIN
come in regular cycles at the stoLnl
periods; but under stress OF Tue
Venus. Mercury, Vulcan ana Eaitn
disturbances, storms Of ram, Wihu
and thunder will over lap the norma
limits of the regular storm perious'
giving prolonged spells, unusual loi
the midsummer season.
A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 9Th, 18th, and Sth. me
storm diagram for this month SHOWS
that this period is at the center OF
the Venus equinox. The Moon is at
fret quarter and at its extreme soutli
noint The opposition of the plane.
Uranus on the 10th, will also extend
ito disturbing power over TINS perioo'
nc 1,h barometer will naturally fall
ta ~ in the west and passing
eastward across the country-on anu
touching the 9Th, 7th and Sth. inns
falling barometer will be the lore
INNER of higher temperature clouu-
inaes and a return of decided ram
wind and thunder storms. me a..
mosnheric tides will naturally lolluw
the Moon toward the south, ana tle
cooler currents from the north, espeG,
;a1I,, in the upper atmosphere, VIII
nnnsnire with the Venus influence 70
,,uno;nitate hail storms of very Vio-
~ tvne Those who Live in glass
,,n n should "take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly. lHese
storms may not result IN 1reel, ,
after the electric fire OF venus mas
passed, but posted students OF our
Almanac and magazine Will not pe
wholly unprepared for an lnrush "
cool air, with the hlsn
barometer after the storm-say from
about the 9TH to the 10th, progress,
sively from the northwest toward
the southeast.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, embracing THURSDAY
the 10th, to Tuesday the 10Th. Dis
turhing causes and what to look for.
The Vulcan, Mercury and Venus
influences, with probably the on
coming autumnal equinox of Earth,
all lock horns at this period. The
Moon is in perigee on the l2th, IS
in opposition with Sun and Earth
on the 18th, and most important OF
all. is on the celestial equator, CONF
ing up from her south decllnatlon on
the 10th. All these astronomlc
causes combine to make this period
an opportunity for conflict between
the perturbing and opposing storm
gods" In all western parts OF the
country, as early as the 10th and
llth. marked changes in weather.
conditions will appear. Increasing
southerly winds will blow, the bar
ometer will indicate decided fall IN
atmospheric " SsoNi Z, oA1u Sio ~.
with rain and wind storms will rap
idly ensue. From about saturday,
the 18th to Tuesday the 18th, these
changing conditions, Followed
promptly by storms OF widening
scope and increasing energy. VIII
pass over most parts OF the country.
from west to east. A series OF rains,
thunder and hail storms for two or
three days in succession, may reason
ably be expected, leading up to. and
eliminating on the 18th. The condl-
tons at this period are such as to ex-
cite apprehension of destructive hail
storms in many sections, more espec-
tally in the northwestern grain belt.
Many localities may expect down
pours of rain. amounting to cloud
bursts and waterspouts," with scat
tering tornadOes over wide stretches