The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-29
FEBRUARY WEATHER
What is Promised for the Coming
Month by the Hicks Prediction.


The first storm period, reaction
airy, for February, runs through the
3rd, 4th and 5th. Moon passes at
perigree nearest the earth for the
monthly on the list; is full on the
Jupiter and Sun are at opposition
with Earth between them) on the
!. End; Moon is in conjunction with
Neptune on the 3rd and with Jupiter
on the 4th; Mercury and Sun are at
superior conjunction on the 9Th.
The winter solstice influence will
have about ,dwindled out by this
time. While storm causes appear
ing now are what we usually call
minor causes, still they are pres
ent in sufficient numbers to put con-
siderable push into storm changes
and developments. Early in the per-
iod temperatures will rise and baro-
meter fall in the far west, and
storm areas will start eastward
will feel the changes by the 4th, and
storms of rain to southwark and
snow to northward will appear in
the Mississippi valley, thence east
ward. About one to two days is the
ssusual time of storminess for any one
longitude. Let all remember that
most Of the Storm areas pass pro-
=. essively across the country like a
railway train, touching the different
-aook for anything very abnormal for
this period, CHARACTERISTIC winter
weather being the rule
= The second storm period, regular,
Tor February, is central on the 9Th,
running from the Sth to the lth.
A Vulcan center falls on the 9th; a
Mercury Influence will begin just be-
fore the beginning of this period;
Moon is in conjunction with Mars on
the 10th and at last quarter on the
18th. BY the Sth temperatures will
rise and barometer readings fall in
the extrmeme west and the regular
course of storm conditions will be
followed. 1t is possible that the on
coming tension of the Vernal eqni-
nox may be felt in some small de-
gree by this time. Mercury will
characteristic phenomena, and,
hence. where storms actually ,devel-
up, cold rains with sleet or wet snow
will appear Jupiter's power will be
waning all this year, and that Of
Saturn will increase gradually until
the crisis in 1922
Jupiter's Influence begins to wane
when he passes his sexennial crisis.
the last of which was February 9Th,
1919. His noticeable influence. up
on weather continues for about
eighteen to twenty-four months at
ter the crisis Hence he will have
finger in the weather pie for some
time to come. Gradually, however.
his influence will grow less until
the next phase OF his changes will
usher in new line of influences
mostly opposite those of the present
period. His cycle is about twelve of
our years. We figure that rainfall
will grow more normal for the next
two or three years, then begin to
work back toward drouth conditions,
and that the years 1925 and 1925
will see the climax Of drouth again
similar to that of 1913 and 1914.
This present year and next year
should, normally, be more normal
rs to rainfall than the past four or
five have been. From next year on
the tendency will be toward dry
years again. This, of course, has
reference also to the wet and dry
belts which are constantly moving
SOuthward, following each other in
three to four years cycles, however,
coincide with the Jupiter changes.
to some extent, with reference to
any particular section.
The third storm period, reaction
airy, runs through the 18th. 9Th and
18th. Moon is farthest from the
Earth for the month and at south
declination on the 18th; Mercury
and Uranus are in conjunction on
the same date; Moon and Venus are
In conjunction on the 10Th; we are
In the full force of Mercury period.
BY the 18th POSSIBLY as early as
the 14th) atmospheric changes will
appear in the west, and storm areas
will pass regularly eastward. There
IN promise of some nasty weather
for some sections during the passage
OF this period across the country.