West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
OUR JANUARY WEATHER
According to the Forecast OF Professor
Hicks.

The FIRST day of the new year is
the central day of a vulcan storm
period. The Moon will be at ex-
treme north declination on the and
and at the full on the 4th. The in
dications are that a change TO
southerly winds, rising temperature
and falling barometer will DE
spreading eastward from western
parts OF the country in the opening
days OF January. These conditions
will result in rain and snow pro.
gressively across the country from
about the and to 5th, the culminat-
ing storms of the period falling on
and next to the grid and 18th. A
very active high barometer will fol-
low these storms CLOSELY out Of the
northwest, accompanied by high
northwesterly winds and a cold
wave. The Moon being at extreme
north declination at this time will
tend to hold the atmospheric tide
northward from the equator, pre-
venting in all probability that ex-
treme cold which might certainly be
expected were the Moon at her
south declination. 1t is fact not
generally understood that the great
volume, or swell of the atmosphere
may be attracted either to the north
or south of the equator, with de-
clded wind currents passing through
1t in the opposite direction. In
such cases in our northern hemi-
sphere, the barometer, as rule,
will not rise so high, and the cold
will not be so severe, even with
stiff north winds, until the Moon
passes southwark over the equator.
Reactionary disturbances will APP
pear on and about the 9TH to 9th.
causing change to warmer with fall
ing barometer and more rain and
snow. These perturbations will
eliminate on and touching the 9th,
the date of the Moons passage
southwark across the celestial
equator. Change to high baron
eter and much colder will wind up
the reactionary storms.
On and about the I2th look for
rapid fall of the barometer in all
western sections, followed by rising
temperature and more storms of
rain, wind and snow from Iath to
18th. The Moon is at apogee and
last quarter on the Iath, facts tend
ing to squalls and clustering storms
on and near that date. The indica-
tions are that a cold wave of wide
extent and marked severity will
bring up the rear of storms from
about the I2th to 18th, causing a
general spell of very cold weather
up to the reactionary changes due
about the 18th to the goth. On
these dates there will be return to
falling barometer, rising tempera-
ture and more storms of rain, wind
and snow. Another sudden and
sharp cold wave will follow these
storms, spreading east and south
Immediately after the new Moon on
the goth.
We predict that marked fall of
the barometer and change to warm
er will set in about the 23rd, that
storms of rain and probable thunder
will develop in southern sections,
and that snow, sleet and Billiards
will visit central and nothern sec
tons from about the 23rd to Goth.
Arctic currents will flow down to
meet the tropical conditions south
ward, drawing great cold wave
down over most parts of the country
about the cath to 27th. Mercury
Sfeef storms will be Accomplishments
to all the disturbances during the
last part of January and into Feb
ruary. This will be especially no.
ticeable during reactionary storms
which may be expected during the
27th to aoth.