The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-23
December Forecasts.

+ December comes in on the central day of
q regular storm period. Being within two
DAYS, and next following the center of a
Venus equinox or November 10th, we are to
expect very active disturbances between the
first and the fourth. 1t will grow vely warm
as the storm conditions develope and move
eastward. The barometer will fall to low
readings In westernly regions in the begin
ming of the period, followed by storms of
rain, with lightning and thunder to the
south, and turning to snow in central and
northerly sections. Heavy easterEly gales
from the Atlantic will blow into the low area
as it advances from the west. A sudden
and severe cold wave will rush in behind The
storms, and by the end of the period say
the 4th to the 9th the whole country will
feel q touch of the wintry blast. 1t will be
be prudent to prepare against possible bliz-
yards northWard, during the storms Of this
period. About the 7th and 9Th, the cold will
moderate, and another storm development
will appear in the west and move to the east.
The center CT this disturbance will hinge on
the 9Th, or within Is hours of the time of the
new moon. Heavy gales, especially on lakes
and seas, with much tendency to southern
cyclones and northern billiards., will be nat
ural and probable. Great cold is almost
sure to follow.
About the 18th westerly regions will have
changed to warmer winds in eastern parts
will change to e~aster]y and southerly, and
renewed storms of rain and snow will advan-
&c across the country from west to east
during the II to the 10th The storms will
not clear the continent until afterthc moons
first quarter on the 10th, but colder, clearing
weather will dominate the north and west
long before it Is felt along the Atlantic The
weather train at this aud all other periods
will pass all stations from west to east on
abot schedule time, but storms will not be
prevailing all the way at the same time
neither will DC cold. All sections will get
their portions in due season :" The center
OF reactionaryd disturbances next after this
period will be on and touching 18th and 10th
about which dates it will turn warmer and
renewed storms of rain and snow will result
In many places. This Is near the center OF
our winter ~solstice, mi stormy unsettled
weather must be looked for generally, over
running the usal limits of regular periods,
aud intensifying the phenomena during the
! period,
The storm period beginning about the ed
and reaching to the 26th, promises many
winter storms, and many sections will have
theirsupplies of 'Christmas snow greatly
r~eplenisned during the progress of these
storms. The full moon is on the ed and will
hasten the crises early in the period. The
Arctic wave following the storms will have
very cold weather to much of the country
by the night OF the oath. The equinox OF
Mercury is central with the. full moon on
the ed. which fact is almost a guarantee that
heavy sleet Will be q characteristic feature
Of the period. Men Of the wires take notice!
Prepare for great cold after the storms.
About the 29th and both will fall a reaction
to warmer, and the month Is apt to close
with re~actionary storms we'll to the east,
with rising barometer III colder, clearing
weather iii sight In the north and west.
st. Louia October 27th.