West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-01-28
OUR FEBRUARY WEATHER.
Forecast According TO the Pregnostlca.
tien ofPfof Hicks.

Forecast According TO the PregnostIca.
ticn ofPfof. Hicks.
BY the lst. storm areas will begin TO form
over the western parts OF the country.
marked deprcssions Of the barometer will
be moving eastward. aud wide areas OF
rain and snow and sleet will pass east
"@rd'y across the country during the rss
TO the 4th. Ordinarily a cold wave and
blizzard would appear before the 4th, bat
the Moon does not pass the celestial equator
until the 4th. hence the storms Of this
period may not reach bllzzardons propor4
tons until after that date. The Mercury
disturbance continues up to about the 10th.
hence cloudy murlSy. sleety weather will
continue in all probability into the rcac
tionary period central on the 9th. 9Th and
5fh. II heavy. snow aud sieet 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 winler storms are almost
NNttHt Aht ht0t GlNlt 10 ten DAYS
OF February. oruntiI the Mercury influence
subsidies. This will prove one OF the most
general and destructive slcet periods Of
the winter. and at least one severe cold
wave may be counted on. Two are quite
probable. one not tar from the tst and
another on and about the 9TH and 9Th
Those who Hive out on the great plains of
the west and north should exercise prudent
watchfulness 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
Izth and reaches from the roth to the 10Th
Failing barometer and general storms of
rain ard snow will return about the nth.
18th and 10th This period will culmlnate
about the time OF the new moon on the 10Th.
bringing storms OF tropical nature south
ward with change to blIzzardons features.
in the west and north This period is also
prolonged by the new moon on the 10th
almost up TO the rcactionary storms about
the 18th and 10th. If rising barometer and
cold wave follow immediately after the
new moon on the 10th. sudden revulsion
to storm condition will reappear about the
18TH TO 7oth. These storms will also be
followed by a high barometer and cold
wave about the 10th 10 the aand. All
through the last half OF the month this
growing Vernal equinox will be felt, pro.
longing the regular storm periods, causing
sporadic squalls OF rain. wind aud snow.
and bringing some dangerous tropical
storms up from the regions OF the equator.
The last regular storm period or
February Is central.on the a4th, it's disturb.
ing influence reaching from the 2and to the
a7lh. The FIRST stages oil this period will
bring change TO much warmer in western
parts---winds will change to soufherly and
easteriy, the barometer will fall the
hygrometer will show Increasing humidity
and more storms OF rain. tuning to snow
on the north side. will pass eastwardIy
over the country from the "a 10 azth.
As the month goes out generally fair and
colder weather. will prevail. nthe western
extremes. reaction TO warmer will have set
In, and the barometer will be falling
preparatory for the reactionary storms due
the first three days OF March.
We take occasion to say again thatthe
last half Of February annually is under the
growing influence Of the VernaI equinox
and for this reason alone threatening
weather with spurts 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 forget ia making these criticisms
that they themselves claim that iii Is
stormng somewhere every day II this
be so. then there must certainly be some
cause or causes or Il trainss and storms
without cause. Isn't this logical7 II
there must be Cause for these thlngs. il
must vary in its effects from tine to time
or The phenomena which we witness IS out
OF harmony with their cause. All know
that thsIa-5s not the same amount and
Intensity OF storm and precipitation some.
where every day. but thatthcse phenomena
rise and fallt maxima and minima peri.
odicaily The Intelligent millions have
already tested and decided the TACT thai
our storm charts explain and provided Tor
these periodic maxima and minima periods,
giving a reason for any light disturbances
that may occur somewhere everyday, -
and for the great storms and tempests that
are general at other times. The great
equinoctial storms arc no, predicted to fall
on a fixed or specific day but within
clearly defined periods The March and
September eaulnooual periods extend to at
least four weeks before and after the
central days OF the. periods. dangerous
storms beins probable at anv time 10 those
periods