The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-12-02

A Mercury disturbance is central on the
last day of November, covering the first
week in December. A Vulcan storm per-
iod covers the end t. 9Th. The Mars per-
iod is still dominant, and the winter sol
stice period begins about the 4th. All
these things considered, many heavy Win
ter storms will be very natural from about
the 3rd to It'll The disturbances will set
in with change to much warmer and fall
ing barometer in western extremes the
first days of the period. These conditions
will move eastward, developing into
storms of rain first, followed in most parts
of the country by change to sleet and snow
from about the 4th to It'll. Do not forget
that Mercury is the slect god-that the
most general and destructive sieet storms
fall almost invariably in the Mercury per-
iods during the winter season. Therefore,
prudential measures should be at ready
command by all whose interests are likely
to be involved by rains turning to sleet
and snow during this period. Billiards
to the north and west will not surprise any
careful interpreter of these forecasts, from
about the 4th to the It'll. A general high
barometer and cold wave will rush south
ward and eastward at the end of this per-
| iod, sending a real breath of winter very
far into the south Be watchful for its
development and progress. Minor storm
tendencies will be manifest in most sec
tions on and touching the 9th and 10th.
High, dangerous, wintry gales will prevail
over the north Atlantic seas during all
these December solstice periods.
During the next regular storm period,
the 18th to 18th, look tar return of very
| markec. storm conditions. About the 18th,
| the barometer will begi to fall in western
| sections, warmer days will advance east
| ward, with barometer falling to low read
| ings and ending in active storms of rain,
with probable wind and thunder south
ward, during the 4th to 18th. The Moon
being on the celestial equator on the 18th,
the probabilities are great for continu-
ance Of heavy winter perturbatious over
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| disturbances central on the 18th, Goth and
21st. These last dates are at the centre of
of the winter solstice, the point where
earth turns in her orbit and begins her re-
turn to longer days. For number OF
days before, including and after these cen.
trail dates, the correct history of weather
phenomena all over the northern henlis
phere will show a decided tendency to
boreal storms. All areas of mountain and
plain, where heavy accumulations of snow
and ice are common, will receive large ad-
ditions at and about this time. Ansther
severe, far-reaching cold wave may be eX
pected with the on-coming high barometer
that will succeed the storms of this par
of December.
The last regular storm period for the
month will fall from 18th to 29th Thi.
will bring return to warmer weather
falling barometer, and more storms O.
rain and snow, progressively from west t.
east during three or four days, say abou
the Goth, 27th, 2Sth and Goth. Remembel
the law of storm progrcssion-that TIL,
western extremes will have their rain ant
snow during the first days of the periods
while central and EASTERN sections ar,
having bright, balmy days, and when tn,
areas of rain and snow .move forward t.
central and eastern parts, the west will b,
in the grasp of a high barometer and colo
wave If the barometer is quite low il
the area of warm weather, it may be Sc
down as certainty that Il corresp ondin:
high barometer will rush in to take it
place and that very cold wave will re
, suit. Let even the gulf regions beware, i
their barometric conditions are very low
, with marked high area coming out from
the northwest. These conditions can al
ways be known days in advance by thos
who know how to read their own barome
tiers, and who understand how to interpre
the tabulated readings of the barometer
as furnished to most of the leading. dali
papers by the weather bureau.
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