Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1919 — Candid Weather Forecaster. [ARTICLE]

Candid Weather Forecaster.

At last is found a scientific weather forecaster, who candidly confesses that he knows no more about any weather that is to come, or indeed that has passed, than the man in the moon. This unprecedented winter. with almost no snow in the city, and hardly any cold. Is in sharp contrast with last winter when the mercury registered, in December, 13 below. This only shows, he says, that extremes follow each other “sometimes.” As for figuring future weather, he says there are two ways to calculate; one Is That the average will be kept good; the other is that it will not be. “If the first half has been above the average, it is likely those same conditions will continue for an indefinite period—hence, it is probable that the second half will also be above the average; one conclusion is exactly opposite to the other and one is just as reliable as the other.” There you have the confession and 1 repentance full and complete.