The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-28
THE JULY WEATHER.
Hicks Says July Will Come in Very
Hot, With Many Storms.

on June goth, extending from June
18th to- July 14th. This period is
near the center of the Venus disturb
ance, with Moon at extreme south
sition with Earth and Sun on the
| 4th at lunar eclipse node. The
/, Earth passes it's aphelion, or great
est distance from the Sun, on the
Bird, and enus and Saturn are in
close conjunc ton on the ,4th. OF
course the Jupiter period extends
over all and must be kept in mind.
weather, falling barometer and gen.
eral storm conditions advancing from
the west. On anu touching the End,
Bird and 4th, storms OF wind, rain
and thunder, VIII visit progressively
wide areas of the country, the whole
storm center moving in one grand
procession eastwardly across the
country. There are reasons to ap-
prehend violent hail storms in many
localities during tins and other July
periods. We hold that it is wise
and business like to insure growing
grain and many other kinds of prop
erly against loss and damages by
hail. This period promises to be one
that will emphasize this fact to some
people. The indications are that the
storms Of this period VIII reach their
the 4th If your barometer falls to
danger readings-which it will very
likely do--you will either see, or
hear OF, storms amounting to fierce
gales OF tornadoes. You need not be
alarmed at such announcements if
you are prepared for such visitations;
ii you are not prepared-you ought
to be alarmed Ii you are not afraid
Of tOrnadoeS,' what about your help
less wife and babies? Sudden change
to cooler will bring up the rear OF
these storms, lasting two or three
days, beginning in the west.
a reactlonary storm period is cen
tral on the 9th. It'll, Sth and 9th.
This period is at the center of the
Venus disturbance, reinforced by
Jupiter, with the Moon in perigee on
the 9Th, and on the celestial equator
on the 9th Unsettled and perhaps
stormy conditions will be on their
about the 7h and 9Th, but the prob
abilities are that stoims OF great VIC
lence and wider sweep Will eliminate
on and touching the 9Th. The Moon
being on the celestial equator on that
date, WITHIN one day OF the center of
the Venus equinox, we venture to
warn the public of possible danger.
violent rain, hail, wind and thunder,
Wlll be very probable and natural
With the high barometer following
the storms, sudden and surprising
change to cooler-"the electric fire
OF Venus turning quickly to Ice
will be natures way OF doing things
probably SO, possibly not.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, covering the 10th to the
9th. The Moon is at lest quarter
On the n, and at greatest deciina
ton north on the 18th. This period
is also at the central crisis of the
Venus period. Jupiter hangs
heavy, heavy over your head, and
p her agers IN tbe p gents We a have
the conviction that hail storms of
violent and destructive character will
mark this and other July periods.
Keep your barometer ''in your eye,"
beginning about the 10th to the / 18th
in the west, and expect this condition
falling barometer, change to
warmer, clouding, and storms of
in regular order over the country
from west 10 east, on and touching
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, the 18th TO the 18TH Look for
a very warm wave during the first
stages Of this period, but expect it
to break down into much cooler
weather, as the crest Of the high ba
u
north after the storms.
A reactionaIy storm period is cen
trail on and touching the 18th, 18th
and 18th. The Moon will be in CON
junction with Sun and Earth, at an
fother Solar eclipse node, on Wednes-
day the 18th. The Venus. trouble,
added to this reactionary period,
centrally on new Moon node, ali
eonjointly portepd disturbances OF
more than ordinary force and danger,
on and touching Wednesday, July
/ Sth. A very low barometer, with
strong humid winds from the south
and high temperature, on and touch
ing the 18th, will be almost certain
evidence that high to dangerous
squalls and tornadoes are brewing
Keep an eye open and cool, level
head.
A regular storm period is central
on the 23rd, extending from the 21st
to the Goth. The Moon is on the ce-
lestial equator on the 23rd-the cen
trail day Of the period. venus and
Jupiter are combined with the regu-
lar Vulcan" disturbances, while Sa-
with each other and the Earth and
Syn. The Earth and its surrounding
atmosphere, and the ether outside
the atmosphere, will be subject to
peculiar and violent influences at
this time, causing inequality of baro-
metric pressure over adjacent dis
tricts. Extremes OF temperate re-
that is, unseasonably cool and phe-
nomenally warm-will exist at the
same time over sections of the coun-
try not far separated from each 9TH
err, and hence will displace each 9TH
er in sudden and rapid succession.
The barometer, hygrometer and Their
mometer will constitute most in
teresting and important study dur
ing this period Under these pecul
lar influences, erratic and violent
storms will form in western sections
about the 22nd, and during Monday,
the 23rd, to Thursday, the 18th, eX-
pect violent clustering, with danger
Gus thunder gusts in manv parts of
the country. While rain may not be
evenly distributed over all sections,
"cloudbursts" and ''waterspouts''
may be expected, especially in coast
regions. and over mountainous parts
of this and other countries. We will
mint n,1t MnnHa-- Ty,oS1ou a,d Mod