The U.S. drought monitor for February 2013 shows extreme to exceptional drought affecting the U.S. Plains. According to climatologist Mark Svoboda of the University of Nebraska's Drought Mitigation Center, precipitation in the Plains region has been running about 3 to 6 inches shy of normal levels since October. Some areas, over the last nine months, are about 16 inches short of much-needed moisture. To make matters worse, the unrelenting drought shows no signs of abating.
On the pages
of this blog, I’ve discussed the planetary influences that govern moisture.
Back in November of 2011, I mentioned how the drought in the Texas area would
be mitigated in the spring and summer of 2012 by the presence of Neptune in
certain key charts. This forecast was confirmed by September of 2012.
In this
post, we’ll look at Neptune’s positions in the key seasonal charts for 2013-14.
Fortunately, Neptune is placed over the Plains area in many of the maps. We’ll
look at some possible dates when rain might be expected. Of course this is not
a complete view of these seasons.
Winter 2012-13
In the chart
for the winter season 2012-13 (see below), Neptune occupies the 105th line of
west longitude that runs through the Rocky Mountains. Just recently Neptune’s
position was activated by the conjunction of Mars on Feb. 4th and by
the conjunction of Mercury on Feb. 6th. On the 4th, a number of news
articles appeared on the internet commenting on the moisture relief headed
toward the Plains although it was not nearly enough. It does confirm, however,
the effect that aspects to Neptune can have on precipitation. We can also
expect the arrival of moisture over the Plains area in and around Feb. 21st
when the Sun conjoins Neptune, and around the 28th when Venus
conjoins it.
Spring 2013
The map for
the 2013 spring season (see below) also places Neptune over the Mississippi Valley. This is
close to the Plains and will affect it when Neptune is aspected. There are a
few aspects in May that carry the potential for rain. Around May 13th,
Venus will square Neptune, and then on the 18th Mercury will do the
same. Around May 26th, the Sun will make its square to Neptune as
well. June 7th is another key date when Mars squares Neptune.
Summer 2013
The summer
2013 map once again places Neptune over the Mississippi Valley. Some key dates
to watch for are July 26th and August 25-26.
Fall 2013
In the fall
2013 map (see below), Neptune no longer appears over the Plains area, but Saturn in Scorpio
(a water sign) runs along the 96th degree of west longitude through
the Plains. We can expect moisture from in and around the following dates: July
1, July 27, August 11, Sept 9, and Sept 18. (These dates for Fall 2013 are wrong. They should have read Oct 6, Nov 1, and Nov 20)
Winter 2013-14
By the onset
of winter 2013-14 (see below), Neptune once again appears in the seasonal map. A number of
minor aspects to Neptune may bring some precipitation in January 2014 around
the 4th, 8th, 15th, and 18th. Then
in February watch for the 1st, 18th, 21st, and
23rd.
2014
The spring,
summer, and winter maps for 2014 also place Neptune over the Plains, while the
fall map places Saturn there. Hopefully, these positions indicate that the
drought will be steadily decreasing between now and the end of 2014.
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