Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-02
HICKS JANUARY FORECAST.
Says Rain, sleet and Snow, Followed by
Cold Weather, Will Prevail.

the forecast of January weather made
by the Rev. Ira Hicks, of Missouri:
Reactionary storm disturbances IN
the form of rain, sleet and snow will be
liz transit from west to east at the
|opening of January. The storm III
progress at the opening of January
will show the influence of Mercury by
thick, prolonged cloudness, with heavy
sieet over vast districts in most parts
OF the country. A rapid rise of the ba-
promoter, high northwesterly winds,
snow drifts and cold wave may be
locked for about the 1st to the Sd.
The regular storm period, beginning
OH the 4th, is central with the Mercury
period on the 9th, extending to the 9th.
About the 4th the barometer VIII ran
decidedly; it will grow much warmer
beginning In the west, and during the
4th to about the Sth heavy storms OF
rain, snow and sleet Will pass in regular
order from the western TO eastern parts
lof our continent. Very general and
damaging storms will be marked
characteristic of these storms, followed
lby driving blizzar6ous snow, rising
barometer and very cold. Never forget
mart and northwestern sections takes
! place early In the storm period ana tnae
Eblizzards rage in these sections before
| the front of storm areas, with ram anu
higher temperatures, has passed lhe
central and eastern parts OF tne couii
TRY Look for severe and general colo
over most parts of the country lfoh'
about the 9TH to the 18th, progressively,
of course, not with the same degrees Oh
tcold everywhere during all that time.
Watch for the wave to hit your sectloh
sometime between the 18th and llth, ana
do not be disappointed If the north pole
lis not dumped into your yard every
day from the 18th to the 18th. Remem-
her that cold waves, like other great
and good things, are progreSsiVe-tna
they come to you from the west, ABIDE
with you usually for limited time'
| and then pass on to more easteriy parts
| of the country.
On and touching the 18th and 18th
the prevailing cold will be moderate
winds will shift to southerly, the pa
rometer will fall, bringing on marked
change of reaction to more rain, snow,
sieet and storminess. Moon is In peri
pee on the 10Th and full on the 18th,
facts which always tend to aggravate
storm conditions that may prevail at
the same time. Look for another sharl
and decided cold wave Immediately on
the heels of storms central on the lZth
and 18th.
The next regular storm period is CEN
trail on the 18th, reaching from the lotn
to the goth. Moon is on the celestiuI
equator on the 18th, hence general
change to warmer will set in about tnat
date, with falling barometer and marx
ed return OF general storm conditions.
From about Saturday. the luh, 10
Tuesday, the Goth, the storms OF th's
period in all central to eastern parts OF
the country. But tropical features VIII
soon disappear and genuine winter
storms. turning to billiards in many
sections, will quickly follow.
About the 22d to Gath, look for some
moderation of the prevailing cold, with
falling barometer, growing cloudlness
and return of rain and snow In wlds
sections. The moon will be at greatest
south declination at this time, causing
atmospheric. as well as oceanic tides
to lean that way, hence continued cold,
with northerly winds will be most ma
tural for many days about this time.
The last storm period for the month
extends from the eth to the 31st, be.
ing central on the 29th. New moor
falls on the 2Sth, a fact that will hasten
the change back to very marked storm
conditions.
There are good reasons to apprehend
thar hard and general winter storms
will occur on sea and land during the
last four days of January. Very sud
den and extreme changes of temper
allure Will occur, with winter rains
wind and thunder, changing with sur
prising suddenness into fearful biz
yards and tenpestuous. boreal winds
and cold waves. Some such results
need not surprise the reader of these
forecasts during the last week in Jan
uary.
We feel that it will be timely ser.
vice to warn our readers especially
against storm and weather in February.
Strong astronomic reasons exist, lead
ing us to apprehend many severe dis
turbances, and much disagreeable,
wintry weather in that month. We do
not hesitate to say now that we be-
lieve that February will be one of the
toughest months of the winter, in the
main, and that many localities will
encounter great danger when the flood
and crush ice gorges begin to break
and move down narrow defiles and
streams. Some of the most violent of
the vernal equinoctial storms will APP
proach the southern coasts, in all prob
ability, before the end of February.
HAVING pANGs OF CONSCIENCE.