The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
The Great Weather Prognosticator
Foresees a Series of Storms.
A GREAT BLIZZARD IN BEGINNING
And One for a Finish With the Same
Thing Between Will Make the
Month of February Stormy One
Indeed.

| regular storm period.
The first stage Of this period will
fall in the last two days Of January,
that is, change to warmer with baro-
meter falling in the west. and winds
shifting to easterly and southerly
By the LIST, storm areas will begin to
form over the western parts of the
country, marked depressions of the
barometer will be moving eastward,
and wide areas of rain and snow and
sleet will pass eastwardly across the
country during the LIST to the 4th.
Ordinarily cold wave and blizzard
would appear before the 4th, but the
moon does not pass the celestial equa-
tor until the 4th, hence the storms of
this period may not reach blizZardous
proportions until after that date
The Mercury disturbance continues
up to about the 10th, hence cloudy,
murky, sleety weather will continue
in all probability into the reactionary
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 un-
Til the Mercury influence subsidies
This will prove one of the most gener-
al and destructive sleet periods of the
winter and at least one severe cold
wave may be counted on. Two are
quite probable, one not far from the
LIST, and another on and about the 18th
and Sth. Those who live out on the
great plains of the west and north
should exercise prudent watchfulness
for themselves and their live stock at
his time. In the nature of the case
the Mercury period groups the first
two storm periods of the month into
the 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 10Th. Falling barometer and
| general storms or rain and snow will
return about the 14th, 18th and 10th.
This period will eliminate about the
| time of the moon on the 10th, bring
ing 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 10Th almost up to the
reactionary storm about the 18th and
10th. If rising barometer and cold
wave follow Immediately after the
new moon on the 10Th, sudden re-
yulsion to storm conditions will reap
pear about the 18th to goth These
storms will also be followed by high
barometer and cold wave about the
Goth to 22nd,
Our critical friends who love to
dwell upon the facts that we cover
the whole time with out.storm periods,
will have good opportunities to bring
out this argument during this month.
The diagram shows that the earth
brace, or the growing vernal equinox,
begins about the 18th of the month.
All through the last half of the month
this growing vernal equinox will be
felt prolonging the regular storm
periods, causing sporadic squalls of
rain, wind and snow, and bringing
some dangerous tropical storms up
from the regions of the equator.
The last regular storm period for
February is central on the oath, it's
disturbing influence reaching from
the 22nd to the 27th The first stage
of this period will bring change to
much warmer in western parts-winds
will change to southerly and easterly,
the barometer will fall, the hygrome-
/ ter will show increasing humidity and
more storms OF rain, turning to snow
on the north side, will pass eastwardly
over the country from the Gath to the
27th.
AS the month goes out generally
fair and colder weather will prevail,
In the western extremes, reaction to
warmer will have set in, and the bar
ometer will be falling preparatory for
the reactionary storms due the first
three days of March.
We take occasion to say again that
the last half of February annually is
under the growing influence of the
vernal equinox, and for this reason
alone threatening weather withspurts
Of rain, snow and sleet are liable to
appear any day, Our critics are right
in saying that we cover almost the
whole time with causes of storms. But
they forgot in making these criticisms