The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-27
January Forecasts.

Word and Works: At the opening Of the
new year q reactionary storm wave Will
have Just expended itself In western regions.
and q cold wave with rising barometer will
be pressing eastward behind the storms By
about the Sd, the colder weather with clear
ing conditions will have reached the regions
of the Atlantic. At the same time the tenn
perature will begin to rise and tho barome-
tel; will be falling in the west. The 4th Is the
center of regular storm period, with the
new moon on the 9Th, calling for the crisis
OF the period about the 9Th, 9Th and 7th. Ex-
pect rain and snow during the passage east
ward Of the higher temperature and falling
barometer, but be on the watch for the cold
wave that is certain to follow. These coid
waves often set in almost At the first appear
ance Of the storm in the far west and north.
while regions further to the east have sever
al days of growing warmth, and threatening
st.nm conditions; but as tho storm wave
works itself forward in its inevitable course
to the east the cold wave will be found pres
sing Immediately In the rear of the storm
area This is why ybiizzardsfrequently burst
in their full fury at the frst touch Of the
storm in northwestern regions. The storm
and the cold wave hitting simultaneously,
the blizzard is on at once, and woe to the
man who ia caught without protection, OF
some safe guide, even within sight O1 MS
own house. A partial relaxation from colo
will center on the 10th and l1th and reaction
ary squalls of rain and snow will appear al
many points along the progressive line OF
change from west to east. Renewed cold
will follow promptly and severely, filling the
time with sharp wintry weather up to the
advent Of the next storm period.
The 10th is the cen ntral day of the next
period with the moons first quarter on the
evening of the l4th. It Will turn warmer ir
westerly regions by the l4th and during the
| l5.h to 18th. the warm wave will grow II
extent and degree, causing storms of rair
aud snow in its regular advance eastward
Much surface thawtng, especially southwark
! is probable during this period, but as the
area of rain works eastward. its western
| fanks will turn to snow and the inevitable
cold wave will wind up the disturbances o
the period and BRING freezing weather gen
orally lasting Until the reactionary change
on and touching the 2lst and 22d. Abon
these dates 1t will grow warmer. and NOR
storms of rain and snow will appear, tn
crisis of the disturbances being reached
about the time of the full moon on the 2lst
Look for tho cold wave to bring up the rea
promptly and severely, remembering tina
| the rear" in the far westerly parts is alway
two to four days before even the front q
the storm movements have fairly reache
the more easterly and southerly extreme
of our great continent. 1t win be frost
and cold, generally, ior several days afte
the last named reactlonary storms.
The last storm period of the month begin
about the 26th. and ends about the 3Otl
During its existence the regular changes /
temperature, barometric pressure, wind Gu
rents and all phenomena belonging to re,
ular storm period, will show themselve
in regular, progressive order. All who hav
been for any time cafef ..Irtudents Of psts'
or who have followed our forecasts and II
structions for only q limited time, have df!
covered that extreme western regions, as
rule, get all the phases Of storm period
earlier than central southern and easter
parts of the continent. This is especialI
true in reference to the cold waves that rus
in from the northwesa as sequels to almos
every storm period. When storms OF a
equatorial origin dominate 81 period, tt
south has rain, wind and thunder, wit
only the cold wave feature in the north an
west.
Sky View Observatory-West st. Loui
December Z. 1893.