The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-30
FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY.

The storm diagram shows that
the month begins on the central
day Of a regular storm period, with
the full moon in perigree on the
first, and Mercury period ap-
preaching it's center. The first
stage of this period will fall in the
last two days Uf January, that is,
change to warmer with barometer
falling in the west. and winds shift.
ing to easterly and southerly. BY
the LIST, storm areas will begin to
form over the western parts of the
country, marked depressions of she
barometer will be moving east
ward, and wide areas of rain and
snow and sleet will pass eastwardly
across the country during the LIST
to the 4th. Ordinarily a cold wave
and blizzard would appear before
the 4th, but the Moon does not pass
the celestial equator until the 4th,
hence the storms of this period
may not reach blizzardOus proper
tiOns until after that date. The
Mercury disturbance continues up
to about the 10th, hence cloudy,
murky, sleety weather will con-
tinue in all probability into the re-
dictionary period central on the 9Th,
7th and 9Th. If heavy snow and
sleet storms do not appear during
the first four days of the month,
such storms will almost certainly
develop about the 9Th to the 9th.
But the chances for marked winter
storms on and near the first day of
the month are many. Upon the
whole, much threatening weather,
with severe winter storms are
almost certainties during the first
eight to ten days of February, or
until the Mercury influence SUBJ
sides. This will prove one of the
most general and destructive sleet
periods of the winter, and at least
one severe cold wave many be
counted on. Two are quite prob
able. one not far from the LIST. and
another on and about the 18th and
9Th. Those who live out on the
great plains of the west and north
should exercise prudent watchful-
ness for themselves and their live
stock at this time. In the nature
of the case the Mercury period
groups the first two storm periods
of the month into one prolonged
spell of threatening weather, and
severe winter storms.
The third storm period is central
on the 18th and reaches from the
10th to the 18th. Falling barometer
and general storms of rain and
snow will return about the l4th,
10th and 18th. This period will
eliminate about the time of the
new moon on the 18th, bringing
storms of tropical nature SOUTH
ward, with change to blizzardous
features in the west and north.
This period Is also prolonged by
the new moon on the 18th almost
up to the reactionary storms about
the 18th and 10th. II rising barom-
eter and cold wave follow imm,.
after the new moon on the
18th, q. sudden revulsion to storm
will reappear about tn q
18th to Goth. These storms will
also be followed by a high barom-
eter and cold wave about the Goth |
to the POD.
Our critical friends " no love to
dwell upon the fact that we cover
the whole time with our storm |
periods. will have good opportuni-
ties to bring out this argument dur
ing this month. The diagram
shows that the Earth brace, or the |
growing VeInal equinox, begins /
about the 18th Of the month. All
through the last half of the month |
this growing Vernal equinoix will
be felt, prOlOnging the regular
storm periods, causing sporadic
squalls of rain, wind and snow,
and bringing some dangerous trOp-
cal storms up from the regions Of
the equator.
The last regular storm period for
February is central on the 24th, it's |
disturbing influence reaching from |
The 22d TO the 9th. The first stages |
IF this period will bring change to
much warmer i'm western parts |
winds will change to southerly and |
aasterly, the barometer will fall. I,