West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-31
OUR FEBRUARY WEATHER
According 20 the Forecast Of Prof.
I. X. Hicks.

are covered by the eliminating dis
turbances of Mercury. About Sun
day the 5rd, to Wednesday the 9th,
will be central days Of a marked dis
turbance. The first stages will be
warm in most sections, with low ba-
rometer, and rain and thunder south
ward High gales with possible
danger need not surprise in southern
and central sections, but the period
will eliminate in heavy sleet and
snow, high barometer and rushing,
blizzardouS winds down from the
northwest. We caution all our read
ers against the wintery aspects of
storm and weather that are almost
certain TO visit most parts at the
closing stages of this first February
storm period. Wintery, disagree.
able'weather will follow after these
storms quite up to the reactionary
storm days central on the roth and
nth. On and about these oates
there will be marked changes to fall
ing barometer, warmer weather and
more storms of rain and snow. An
other decided change to colder,
with high barometer and northwest
winds, will result at the close of
these reactionary storms.
The next regular storm period ex-
tends from the I4th TO the 18th.
This period Is also embraced in the
perturbations of the vernal equinox.
The Moon is new on the 18th. on
the celestial equator on the roth,
and in perigee on the goth. These
facts, at time when the equatorial
influences begin to surge northward,
give assurance that the disturbances
beginning about the 10th, 18TH and
18th, will not subside until after the
10Th and goth, and that some very
heavy, tropical storms are probable,
especially in the south, during these
general and prolonged disturbances.
The hardest storms may be expected
from about Monday the 18th to
Wednesday the aoth. AS counter
parts to tropical storms southwark,
no one need be surprised and over
whelmed by billiards in the north
and west. Continued unsettled
weather, with squalls of rain and
snow will likely prevail into and
through the reactionary storm days,
21st to 23rd, after which very win
terry temperatures for the season
may be expected very generally.
The opposition of the planet Mars
on the arst will be strong factor
in all the disturbances for ten DAYS
before and after that date. Sudden
blasts of cold following on the heels
OF warm rains and thunder, with
seismic shakes in many parts of the
Earth, will be most natural through
this part of February. II must not
be forgotten that we are nearing the
center of the Jupiter disturbance.
ms period is central in April, but
Its effects are in full force in all the
phenomena of February, as well as
throughout the coming spring and
summer. To all those long familiar
with our forecasts, and the grounds
upon which we base them, it's need
less for us to repeat in detail what
we calculate to be the specific effects
OF the Jupiter perturbation. We
may say in brief that an uneven dis
tribution of rainfall is the most vital
thing to remember. Local cloud
bursts and tremendous downpours
of rain and food over narrow sec
tons, with great lack of moisture,
amounting to serious drouth, in
wide interior districts. We believe
that the destructive rains and floods
along the gulf regions will percepti-
bly, lessen during the present year.
We also believe that a "rain-beltp
will appear along the extreme north
part of this continent, which belt
viii gradually work southwark dur
ing the two or three years to come,
but that serious shortage in rainfall
over central, western and north
western grain belts, will result dur
ing thepresentand following seasons.
The closing storm period for Feb.
ruary is central on the z7th, with
Moon near first quarter and north
declination. The month goes out
with falling barometer, higher TEN.
perature and rain and snow adyanc-
ing from western and northwestern
extremes. The storms Of this period
Will eliminate about Friday and
Saturday, the Ist and and Of March,
in central and eastern parts Of the
country. Meantime a dash OF cold
weather with rising barometer and
clearing skies will have overspread
western parts Of the country.