The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-06
HICKS Forecasts for January.

The Mercury disturbance which was central near
the close of December continues until about the 9th
of January. Moon is new on the first, in perigee,
meaning nearest to the Earth, on the 3rd, and on
the celestial equator on the 5th. reactonary
storm disturbance occurs about the 3rd to 5th in
elusive Hence it will be natural to expect warmer
weather to set in during the opening days of Janu-
ary the barometer will fall and storms of rain,
turning to seet and snow over wide sections, will
visit most parts of the country from about the 3rd
to 9th. These storms WILL of course, begin in west
sections quite early in the period and run their
regular course eastward by about the 9th. Much
higher temperatures will exist south and east of
the storm area, causing rains and thawing; but on
the western skirts of the storm area change to much
colder attended by sleet and snow and bizzardous,
boreal winds, may be counted on. This latter con-
dition will spread eastward over most northern and
central sections followed by clearing cold weather
which will be felt in marked degree very far into
the SOUTH The crisis of this period will fall on and
touching the 9TH, the date on which the Moon
crosses the celestial equator.
A regular storm period is central on the 9th, ex-
tending from the 18th to the 18th. By the time the
cold wave following storms of the last period
reaches the eastern seaboard, the barometer will
begin falling and change to warmer will have set
in to the far west. This change to growing storm
conditions will gradually work eastward, until
1lth 1t must always be remembered that the
warm bright days during the first days of storm
PERIOD are as much part of storm conditions as
any other phenomena being absolutely essential to
the rain and wind and thunder and billiards that
follow as the final results of these first stages of
storm DEVELOPMENTS. Do not be thrown off your
guard by beautiful, warm days at the entrance of
storm periods. This warning is of special impor-
lance during Venus period in the midwinter, as
is the case during this month. The Venus pertur-
baton will be sensbly felt in the storms probable
on and touching the 9th, 10th and 11th. Be on the
watch for the sudden and violent change to colder,
close on the heels Of warm weather and rains.
A reaetionary storm disturbance will be central
on the 18th, 10th and 18th. Moon will be full on
the 18th, the planet Mars being in conjunction with
Earth and sun on the same day. This will bring
all four of these celestial orbs into an acute line
with each other exciting seismic tendencies, storm
phenomena and other perturbations in the Sun and
ON the Earth. Another change to much colder may
be expected Immediately on the western TANKS OF
low barometer and storms due about the 18th to
18th Note this forecast and see if is not verified
The next regular Vulcan storm period extends
from the 18th to the Ord being central on the 2lst
Moon is in apogee. greatest distance from Earth.
also the celestial equator on the 18th. general
and sudden change to much warmer may be rea-
sonably exp ected and about this date. Winter
lightning and thunder, especially southwark, need
not surprise any one during the first stages of this
and other January periods. The characteristics Of
the Venus disturbance, are first quite warm with
great tendency to electrical phenomena and thun-
der even in winter followed by violent and sudden
change to great cold. high winds and billiards
Protracted storms of ran sleet and snow VIII most
probably visit wide sections of this and other con-
tinents, between Friday the 10th and Wednesday
the 2ith being central about Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. One of the greatest and widest cold waves
of the winter will come out of the north west be-
hind the storms of this period.
A sensible reaction to warmer, with falling ba-
roleter and more rain and snow, may be looked
for on and next to the Goth and 9th. But Moon
being at extreme south declination on the 18th
wind currents will persist in being northerly. hold
ing the temperature down in central and northern
sections. Very decided cold, generally, viii be
natural from the 9th to 29th.
On the Soth and 3lst we enter storm period
which runs into February, with second new moon
on the 30th and Moon in perigee a second time this
month on the 31st. We may reasonably expect
change to warmer January goes out The ba-
rometer will be falling in western parts and storms
| of rain and snow will result during the opening
| days of February.