Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-28
HICKS FORECAST.


reactionary storm will lrave just eX-
pended itself in western regions, and
a cold wave with rising barometer will
be pressing eastw ard behind the storms.
BY about the Srd, the colder weather
with clearing conditions will have
reached the regions of the Atlantic.
At the same time the temperature will
begin to rise and the barometer will
be falling in tho west. The 4th is the
center of a regular storm period, with
the new moon on the 9Th, calling for
| the crisis of the period about the 9Th
9Th and 7th. Expect rain and snow
during the passage eastward of the
higher temperature and falling barom-
eter but be on watch for the cold wave
that is certain to follow. These cold
! waves often set in almost at the first
appearance of the storm in the far
west and north, while regions further
| in the east have several days of grow
ing warmth, and threatening storm
conditions; but as the storm wave
works itself forward in its inevitable
course to the east, the cold wave will
be found pressing immediately in the
rear of the storm area. This is why
billiards. frequently burst in their full
fury at the first touch Of the storm in
northwestern regions. The storm and
the cold wave hitting simultaneously
the blizzard is on ut once, and woe to
the man who is caught without pro-
lection, or some safe guide, even within
Sight of his own house. y partial
relaxation from cold will centre on the
10th and 18th and reactionary squalls
of rain and snow will appear at many
points along the progressive line OF
change from west to east Renewed
cold will follow promptly and severity
filling the time with sharp wintry
weather up the advent Of the next storm
period.
The 10th is the central day OF the
next period. with the moon first
quarter on the evening of the l4th.
1t will turn warmer in westerly
regions by the 14th and during the
18th to 18th, the storm wave will grow
= in extent and degree, causing storms
of rain and snow in it's regular advance
eastward. Much surface thaWing,
especially southwark, is probable dur
ing this period, but as the area OF rain
works eastward, it's western TANKS Will
. turn to SNOW and the inevitable cold
L wave will wind up the disturbances
of the period and bring freezing
f weather generally lasting until the
t reactionary changes on and touching
the olst and 22nd. About these dates
it will grow warmer. and more storms
of rain and snow will appear, the crisis
7 of the disturbances being reached
: about the time Of the full moon on the
Z DIST. Look for the cold wave to bring
V IN the rear promptly and severely, re-
: membering that the ''rear' in the TAI
westerly parts is always two to foul
DAYS before even the front OF the
storm movements have fairly reached
II the more easterly and sOutherly eX
IS tremes of our great continent. 1t VII
IS be frosty and cold, generally, To-
or several DAYS after the last named reac
is tionary storms.
" The last storm period of the montI
begins about the Goth, and ends abou
j., the 3Oth. During it's existence TIL
regular changes i'll temperature
y, parometric pressure, wind current
- and all phenomena belonging to
~ regular storm period, will show then
!, selves, in regular, progressive order
y, All who have been for any time careiu
students of nature, or who have folio"
g. ed our forecasts and instructions &c
W only limited time, have dlscOVere
-, that extreme western regions, as
III rule. get all the phases Of storm period
- earlier than central, southern an
10 eastern parts of the continent. In
is especially true in reference to I'll
cold wave that rush in from the norti
ng west as sequels to almost every storl
us period When storms of an equatorl
ut origin dominate Il period, the sout
tn has rain. wind and thunder, with on
or cold wave feature in the north ar
no west. All these facts are Eeplete wit
rs interesting study, besides the practlc
We relation they bear to the veal an
"a comfort of man and beast. january
KIT ant to end fair and frosty. Februa
ushers in the equinox Of Mars, al
he leads forward to planetary comb
lal ations, which will reach a crisis
IRE March. We have repeatedly give
as warning of this impending crisis
ng beginning the same in Word al
Oh Works as early as the summer OF Is
SITS and taking it up in our 1884 almana
ELI The subject will be fally discussc
Of and all possible instructions and war
me ings viii. be given in the subseque
les issues of Word and Works. Mea
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