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

Decembercomes in on the central day of
q regular storm period. Being within two
DAYS, and next following the center of a
Venus equinox on 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 ncentral and
northerly sections. Heavy easternly 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 o 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 anoLher storm development
will appear in the west and move to the east.
The center OF 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 easterly and southerly, and
renewed storms of rain and now will advan-
ce across the country from west to east
during the II to the 10Th TIL storms will
not clear the continent until aftert the moons
first quarter on the 10th, but colder, clearing
weather will dominate the north and west
long before IL Is feltalong the Atlantic. The
weather train" at this aud all other periods
| will pass all stations from west to east OF
abot schedule time, but storms will not be
prevailing all the way at the same time
neither will be cold. All sections will get
"their portions in due season :" The center
of reactionary disturbances next after this
period willb 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 s~olstice, and 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
their supplies of christmas snow greatly
repienisned during the progress of these
storms. The full moon is on the 22d and will
hasten tho 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 18th. The equinox of
Mercury is central with the, full moon on
the I'D, which fact is almost q guarantee that
heavy sleet will be a characteristic feature
OF the period. Men of the wires take noticei
Prepare for great cold after the storms.
About The 2oth and 30th will fall q reaction
to warmer, and the month Is apt to close
with reactionary storms well to the east,
with rising barometer and colder, clearing
weather In sight In the north and west.
St.Louis October a7th.