The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-13
JanuarY Furecasts.

Word and Works: At the opening OF the
new year a r~eactionary Storm wave vii
have just expended itself In western regions
and q cold wave with rising barometer will
be pressing eastward behind tho storms BIZ
about the Sd, the colder weather with clear
ing conditions will havc reached the regions
Of the Atlantic. At the same time the tem
perature Will begin to rise and the barome-
ter win be failing In the west. The 4th Is the
center OF a regular storm period. with the
new moon on the 9th, calling for tbs crisis
OF the period he 9TH, 9th and Tth. Ex-
pect rain and snow during the passage east
ward OF the higher Temperature and falling
b barometer, but he on the watcl. for the cold
wave that Is certain to follow. These cold
waves often set In almost at the first appear
ance or the storm in the far west and north.
while regions further to the east have sever
nIdays OF growing warmth. and threatening
stulm conditions; but ms the 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 billiards. frequently burst
In their full fury at tho first 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 IL caught without protection, or
some safe guide. even within sight Of his
own house. A partial relaxation from cold
will center on the 10th and 18th and reaction
airy squalls OF rain and snow viii appear at
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
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The 18TH Is the cen trail day of the next
period. with the moons first quarter on the
evening Of the 18th. twill turn warmer in
westerly regions by the l4th and during the
Is h TO. 18th. the warm wave will grow in
extent and degree, causing storms OF rain.
and snow in its regular advance. eastward.
Much surface tllawtng, especially seuthward.
IL probable during this period, but as the
area Of rain works eastward. its western
TANKS will turn to snow M the inevitable
cold wave will wind up the disturbances Of
tho period and bring freezing weather gen.
orally lasting Until the reactienary changes
on and touching the 2lst and ED. Abolit
these dates 1t will grow warmer. and more
storms of ain and snow will appear, the
crisis Of the disturbances being reached
about the time of the full moon on the 2ist.
Look for the cold wave to bring up the rear
promptly and severely, remembering that
the rear IN the far westerly parts is always
two to four days before even the front Of
the storm movements have fairly reached
the more easterly and southerly extremes
Of our great continent. 1t viii be frosty
and cold, generally, Tor several days after
the last named r~eactlonary storms.
The last storm period Of the month begins
about the 18th, and ends about the 30th.
During It's existence the regular changes in
temperature, barometric pressure, wind cur
rents ard all phenomena belonging to a reg
ular storm period, will show themselves,
in regular, progressive order. All who have
been for any time careful students of nature
or who a. followed our forecasts and in
structions for only u limited time, have dis
covered that extreme western regions, rs II
rule, get all the phases of storm periods
earlier than central, southern and eastern
parts of the continent. This is especially
true in reference TO the cold waves that rush
in from the northwest as sequels to almost
every storm period. When storms of an
equatorial origin dominate q period, the
south has rain, wind n thunder, with
only the cold wave feature in the north aid
west. W. -..
Sky View Obse rvatory-West st. Louis,
December Z. 1893. .