Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-07
DECEMBER.
Black figures indicate storm centcrS.
Italc figures indicate reuctionary storms.

Black figures indicate storm centerS.
Italic figures indicate renctionary storms.
The following is the forecast for De-
cember as given by Rev. Ira p. Hicks
in Word and Works:
December comes in on the central
day Of a regular storm period. Being
within two days, and next following
the centre Of L venus equinox on No
vember Goth, we are to expect very
active disturbances between the first
and fourth. 1t will growvery warm rs
the storm conditions develope and
move eastward. The barometer will
fall to low readings in westerly regions
in the beginning 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 easterly gales from the Atlantic
will blow into the low area as it advan-
ces from the west. A sudden and
severe cold wave will rush in behind
the storms, and by the end of the
period-s;ly the 18th to the 6th-the
whole country will fell Il touch Of the
wintry blast 1t will be prudent to
prepare against possible blizzardsnorth
ward, during the storms OF this period.
About the 7th and Sth, the cold will
moderate. and another storm develop
ment will appear in the west and move
to the east. The centre Of this distur-
bance will hinge on the oth or within
Is hours after the new moon. Heavy
gales, especially on lakes and seas,
with much tendency to southern
cyclones and northern Billiards, will
be natural and probable. Great cold
is almost sure to follow.
About the 18th westerly regions will
have changed to warmer, winds III
eastern parts will change to eastcr.y
and southerly and renewed storms
of rain and snow will advance across
the country from west to east during
the 18th to 10Th. The storm will not
clear the continent until after the
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 and all other periods will
pass all stations from west to east on
about schedule time, but storms will
not be prevailing all the way at the
same time-neither with the cold.
all sections will get their portion in
due season. The centre of the reac-
tionary disturbances next after this
period will be on and touching the 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 centre OF our
winter solstice, and stormy, unsettled
weather must be looked for generally
overrunning the usual limit Of the
regular periods, and intensifyins the
phenomena during the period.
The storm period beginning about
the Esd and reaching to the 26th, pro-
misses many winter storms, and MANY
sections will have their supplies of
"Christmas snow" greatly replenished
during the progress of these storms.
The full moon is on the ed and will
hasten the crisis early in the period.
Tic Arcistic wave following the storms
will have brought very cold weather to
mach of the country by the night OF
the 26th. The equinox Of mercury is
central with the full moon on the end
which fact is almost 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 10Th
and 3Oth will fall a reaction to warmer
and the month is apt to close with re-
dictionary storms we'll to the east, with
rising barometer and colder, clearing
weather in sight in the north and west
St. Louis, October 9th.
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