The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-06
January Forecasts.

Word and Works. Al the opening Of tn
new year o r~ea0tionary st,rin wave vii,
have lust expended itself In western regions
and 4 cold wave with rising barometer vii
be pressing eastward behind the storms II
about the "a, tho colder weather with clear
ing conditions Will have reached the region.
OF tho Atlantic. AT the same time the tenn
peroture Will begin to rise n the bafome.
ter will he failing In the west. The 4th - shc
center or . regular storm period, with tne
new moon on the 9th, calling for thu crIsis
OF the period about tho 9Th, 9Th and Tth. 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 Ia certain to follow These cold
waves often sci In almost at the drst appear
ancs of the storm In the far west n north.
while regions further to the cast have sever.
al days Of growing warmth, and threatening
| stM m conditions; but "a the storm wave
works itself forward In its inevitable course
u the east, the cold wave will be found pres
sing Immediately In the rear OF the storm
area. This is why blizzards frequently burst
in their full fury at the nrst touch Of tire
storm in northwestern regions. h storm
and the cold "a hitting simultan eously
the blizzard Ia on Mt once, and wee 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 will appear at
many points along the progressive line of
change from west to east. Renewed cold
viii oliow promptly and severely, filing the
time with sharp wintry weather up to the
ad vent Of the next storm period.
The 10th is the central day of the next
period. with the moons first quarter on the
evening Of the 18th. It will turn warmer in
westerly regions by the l4th and during the
18Th to 18th. the warm wave will grow In
extent and degree, causing storms Of rain
and snow in Its regular advance eastward.
Much surface thawing, especially ssuthward.
is probable during this period, but rs the
area OF rain works eastward. its western
TANKS will turn to snow n the inevitable
cold wave will wind up the disturbances Of
the period and brina freezing weather gen.
orally lasting Until the reactionary changes
on and touching the 2lst. and 22d. Aboit
these dates 1t will grow warmer. and more
storms Of rain and snow will appear, the
crisis OF the disturbances being reached
about the time of the full moon on the 2lst.
Look for the cold wave to bring up the rear
promptly and severely. remembering that
the 'rear''in the far westerly parts in always
two to four days before even the front of
the storm movements have fairly reached
the more easterIy and s%outherly extremes
of our great continent. It will be frosty
and cold, generally, Tor several days after
the last named reactlonary storms.
The last storm period Of the month begins
about the 26th. and ends about the Wth.
During its existence the regular changes in
temperature, barometric pressure, wind cur
rents and all phenomena belonging to q reg
ular storm period, will show themselves,
In regular. progressive order. All who have
been for any time carefu al students of . re
or who nave followed our forecasts and in
structions for only a limited time, have dis
covered that extreme western regions, as Il
rule, get all tbs phases of storm periods
earlier than central, southern and eastern
parts of the continent. This is especially
true in reference TO the coldw waves that rush
in from the northwest rs sequels to almost
every storm period. When storms of an
equatorial origin dominate ~ period, the
| south has rain, wind and thunder, with
only the cold wave feature In the north and
west.
Sky View Obssrvatory-West st. Louis,
December Z. 1888.