Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-07-19
RULES FOR FORTELLING THE
WEATHER
A Rising Barometer

"a lNlciHK barometer
The following rules for fortelling
the weather have been compiled by the
World Almanac from the best official
sources here and abroad:
A rapid rise indicates unsettled
weather.
A gradual rise indicates settled
weather.
A rise with dry air and cold increas-
ing IN summer indicates wind from
the northward; and if rain has fallen.
better weather may be expected.
A rise with moist air and a low tenn
perature indicates wind and ran from
the northward.
A rise with southerly winds indi-
Gates fine weather.
A Steady Barometer
With dry air and seasonable temper
allure indicates a continuance of very
fine weather.
A Falling Barometer
A rapid fall indicates stormy wealth
er.
A rapid fall with westerly wind in
dicates stormy weather from the north
ward.
A fall with a northerly wind indi-
Gates storm, with rain and hail in
summer, and snow in winter.
A fall with increased moisture in
the air, and heat increasing, indicates
wind and rain from the southwark.
A fall with dry air and cold increas-
ing nj winter indicates snow.
A fall after very calm and warm
weather indicates rain with squally
weather.
The barometer rises for northerly
winds, including from northwest by
north to the eastward for dry, or less
wet weather, for less wind, or for more
than one of these changes, except on
few occasions, when rain, hail or
snow comes from the northward with
strong wind.
The barometer falls for southerly
wind, including from southeast by
south to the westward, for wet wealth
er, for stronger wind or for more than
one of these changes, except ON a few
occasions, when moderate wind, with
rain or snow, comes from the north
ward.
Weather Wisdom
A gray, lowering sunset. or one
where the sky is green or yellowish
green, indicates rain. A red sunrise
with clouds lowering later in the
morning, also indicates rain. A halo
occurring after fine weather indicates
a storm. A corana growing smaller
indicates rain; growing larger, fair
weather. A morning rainbow is re-
garded as sign of rain; an evening
rainbow, of fair weather. A deep-blue
color of the sky, even when seen thru
clouds, indicates fair weather, grow
| ing wilderness an approaching storm.
Fogs indicate settled weather. A
morning fog usually breaks away be-
| fore noon. Unusual clearness of the
atmosphere, unusual brightness or
twinkling of the stars, indicate rain.
The first frost and last forst are US
ually preceded by temperature very
much above the mean.
Magnesium the Lightest Known Metal
| The lightest metal known that re-
mains comparatively unaltered under
ordinary atmospheric conditions, says
| The World Almanac, is magnesium,
which is only two-thirds as heavy as
aluminium. Magnesium is beautiful
lsilvery-white metal that has ben made
in the United States only since 1915
and is now made at but three plants.
1t is known to comparatively few peo-
pie and to most of those few chiefly
as silvery powder used for making
flashlights in photography. 1t was
Imported from Germany for this use
for many years. During the World
War large quantities of powdered
magnesium were made in the United
States for use in star shells designed
to illuminate battlefields at night, as
lwell as in special shells designed to
show in the daytime exactly where
the shells containing it exploded. The
white cloud by day and the brilliant
white pillar of fire by night-both
striking features of the battlefelds of
1.-THE World War-were produced by the
Icombustion of magnesium.
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