The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-01
Hicks, Forecasts for August.

| The whole month of August will feel more
or less the influence of the equinox OF Inc
! planet Mars.
Whatever degree of intensity may be gwen
| to them, regular storm disturbances VIII De
due from the Isl 90 the 4th of August l ne
| probabilities are that the natural warmth 10
! be expected at this season will grow INTO a
crisis of summer heat about the LIST, ina anu
3rd, to be followed progressively from me
west by low barometer, threatening clouus
and severe clustering Local rains-some OF
them quite heavy-may attend these storms
but the general supply and diffusion OF rams
over the country promise TO be short ana
poorly distributed. Rising barometer ana
change to more pleasant conditions Tor lie"
days will be natural behind the perlnroa'lons
at this time, extending eastward over tue
country by the 4th and 9th.
\ reactionary storm period exists on the
| 9th, eth and Sth, during which days look Tor
increase of warmth, falling barometer ana
marked tendency to black clouds, thunder ana
| stormineSS. These disturbances will culml-
nate on and touching the Sth, some central 10
northern parts of the country being visited Dy
severe summer squalls. Change to rising pa
rometer, westerly winds and cooler will press
in from the west and north, as low barometer
and storms move eastwardly out OF the way
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two or three days.
One of the ''heated terms of the mouth
will appear from about the llth to the ION.
At the beginning of this period the warm
wave will start in western sections, attended
| by low and falling barometer; easterly TO
southeriy winds will increase the heat over All
| sections east of the actual storm centers. AS
the low barometer moves eastward, threat
euiug clouds, with severe local storms Will
visit many sections, with favorable conditions
for some generous midsummer rains. While
the heat wave aud storms are still passing
central and eastern parts ofthe country. change
To cooler viii be advancing from the west And
north, 50 that by the 10Th aud 10th most parts
OF the country will have felt the change 10
cooler weather. Remember this, and be able
10 answer according to their folly, those who
say Hicks said it would be red bot every
where from the 18th 10 the 10th. There will
be perCeptable reaction TO rising temperature.
falling barometer aud return 10 cloudlneSs
and storms on and touching the 18th and 18Th,
followed by another return to cooler. more
pleasant weather about the 10th to 2lst
The regular storm period extending from
the 2ISt 10 the eth will develop some violent
aud dangerous West India storms The SIT
uailon viii be critical from tEe fact that the
moon Is 10 PerJgee on the 2lst, new ca the
--NA, AHu on the celestial equator on the &ftA-
The Earth will also have entered it, aatum.
nal equlnoctiAl a; this time. We do not
hesitate 10 warn those WhU live along coasts,
and on Ihe seas and islands directly exposed
TO the fury d Vest India hurricanes and cy.
clones, Of the possibilities Of such yis'ta'lons
al this time. General storm conditions viii
develop over the country. and inland storms
81 more or less intensity NAV reasonably be
expected about the 2g;h io 27th. Ii equator
tai storms appear ia the >,saih \, this time.
reaching regions a. far noyth a. our extreme
southern states. pbcnomeually cool weather
Wtij ioilHN 1hs storms over ST central 20 north
wc,ttru -fst-s Such r-suHs H--t ussf Do q
slrprsse 10 our readers
The 2ssh and arh ei# hr1rs . rraetlar 20
storm conditions. and MOTE OF less starmi-
nesS aHi rain Ill rr>ah 10 Macy localities
R5guE barometer and change SO cooler weather
grBeraliy wiU mark The closing hours Of the
month.
The Disturbances prevalent during the
moissh 81 August, whatever nav b their Pc
ruIar characteristics. wlil cun;IBBr on the
same line. d1ahgIeSs with Augmented intensity
ua Ca and h-voni the rrls5s OF the safumnai
equinox after ihc miidIe Of Srpt~mber
Ns-z. Earth ana Venus ali al c1sahsn. iu
,hssr p~rJnrblHE 1nEsouces 1hroaEh mozl of
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