Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-03
JANUARY WEATHER.
What Hicks and Devoe Predict for TIL
Month";

What Hicks and Devoe Predict for tile
Month.
Prof. DeVoe, the man who claims to
have predicted the Galveston storm is
running sharp race with Prof. Hicks
in public favor. Prof. DeVoe makes
the following forecast for the weather
for the coming month of January:
"The year 1902 will enter with cold
wave over the western states and a
snow storm over the Ohio valley, trav-
cling eastward, causing snow block
ades in the northern and eastern states.
From the LIST to Sd snow and cold wave.
From the 4th to the 7th cold, fair
weather. On the 9Th storm will form
over Texas and move northeastward.
This storm will cause great snow over
all the western and northern states,
reaching the Atlantic coast by the 10th.
From the 1lth to 10Th another cold
wave. From the 18th to the 18th it
will be pleasant. On the 10th storm
will form over the lower Mississippi
valley. This storm will center over
the Ohio valley ON the 18th, causing
heavy snow storms over the northern
states and floods over the eastern
states by the 10Th. From the Goth to
the 21st pleasant over the western
states. On the 22d to the Oath great
storm will form over the Missouri val
ley. This storm will center over the
Ohio valley about the 24th, causing
floods over the gulf states and SHOWS
in the northern states. From the 25th
to the 2Sth pleasant. From the Goth
to the 3lst warmer and the month will
close with mild weather over the west.
ern states"
Prof. Hicks gives the following prog
nostication:
"a storm period is central on the 3d.
reaching from the 1st to the 5th. Fol
lowing the barometer, change to
warmer, followed by cloudiness and
rain and snow may be expected in
many sections during this period, the
storms eliminating on and touching
the Sd, 4th and 5th, followed in turn by
rising barometer, westerly to northerly
winds and cold, clearing weather Al
new moon ON the 9th look for rise il
Temperature progressively from the
west, falling barometer and rain turn
ing to snow and billiards. from the 9th
to the 11th.
"The Vulcan storm period central OF
the 18th is combined with tho Mercury
disturbance. The superior conjunc
tion of Jupiter with the sun and eartl
falls also on the 18th Winter thunder
storms southwark, with rain and gales
will set in about the 4th, merging int
severe sleet storms, with snow block
AIDES and wide reaching billiards. owe
central to northern sections. Mercur,
is the "sleet god" Always expect dur
ing his periods, especially when othe
causes combine III winter, the most de
structive sleet storms. with Billiards
and cold sequels.
"Throughout the Mercury period, o.
up to the full moon on the 23d, lool
for unsettled, stormy weather, contin
ued cloudiness, with much snow an,
sleet. a secondary disturbance vii
be central about the Goth to 23d, bring
ing quickened winter storms, and
very wide and severy cold wave vii
sweep over the country about the en-
of the period.
"During the storm period central o
the Goth, reaching from the oath to tn
2Sth. the temperature will relax fror
the severe cold following the storms O
the last period. the barometer will fa
and about the 26th to 2Sth inclusiv
y more storms of rain and snow will trs
verse the country from the west
east"