The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-11-30
December Forecast, 1893.

December Forecast, 1898.
Preceding the opening of the
month a wave of growing warmth
starting in the west will progress
slvely move eastward spreading oven
the country, attended by east to
south winds, forming large atmos-
pheric depressions which then will
eliminate in "a wave of storm dis.
turbance about the LIST in central
parts OF tne country, earlier in the
west, later in the east, and will be
in transit to about the 3D.. The
wave in its extent will most likely
reach over the greater portion of
the country in some phase or other
or disturbance. Its general char
acter Wi be severe in some Of It's
phases and in parts of the country,
both on its passage and the degree
of cold experienced after its dissi-
patton. The west and the north
will see and experience more of it's
true character than any other por-
ton of the country, there rain, then
sleet and snow changing the form
of its force till the swift moving
blizzard is sweeping the plains and
prairies. In central and eastern
parts rain then snow will be apt to
show up not in excessive quanti-
ties, there will be more of the for
mer than of the latter. And on
/ the southern flank of the wave rain
attended by thunder and lightning
and possibly hurricanes may de-
velop. A wave of much breadth
and extreme cold will follow the
track of the disturbance about the
Sd, holding its grip to the 9th,
when it will relax its hold on the
temperature, growing warmer fol-
lowed by rain and snow on the 9TH
and Sth, then attended by a renewal
of cold lasting to the 18th or 18th
when changes to warmer will pre-
vail. East to south winds will
manifest their presence and cloud
formation will be in active process.
in fact the storm elements will be
undergoing development which will
result in a wave of disturbance CEN
tering on the 18th and 14th in CEN
trail and eastern parts which will be
in transit to the 18th. Rain and
snowstorms will develop generally.
In the north and west the wave will
be much more intense than in other
portions of the country. The rush
of cold air behind the wave of dis
turbance will reach generally over
the country on or touching the 18th
holding firmly to the 18th when
local disturbances will prevail on
that and the next date. A period
is reached about the 18th or 18th
of the month which has tendency
to add severity to all storms in
whatever phase they develop
whether in rain, wind or snow.
These annual perturbatons denote
greatest intensity on nearing the
shortest days which is made mani
fest more clearly in the depth of
snowfall, extreme rains and IN gales
of wind that sweep attended by re-
lentless force, proving destructive
to life and property, About the
goth the last general period of
storms will begin its organization
in the west by the circulation of
warm currents of atmosphere from
the south, the advance messenger
of approaching storms. From the
22d to the 25th storm wave much
intensified by telluric and other
causes will be In transit throughout
the country generally. Rain, sleet
and snow are likely to materialize
over the country, but in the west
and north it will be much more
severe. The cold wave following
will be very intense and of great
breadth reaching all parts of the
country. Weather conditions will
relax about the 2Sth to the 3Oth
when storms of wind and snow will
be in attendance. December will
close cold. p. r. SMITH.