Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-01-06
Hicks Predictions for January.

The last storm period In December, 1904
will extend into the LIST and 2nd daysof Jan
uary, the disturbances Of that period beinl
well towards the Atlantic, with high bar.
ometer and much colder, clearing weather
following In all western and northwestern
regions.
Central on the 4th and 9th reactionary
storm conditions will develop and take up
their passage from west to east. By the 8rd
the barometer will be falling In western
States, change 10 warmer will be moving
from the same direction, and from the 4th
tc 9th storms Of rain, turning to snow on
north and west tangents, will be In prog.
ress, touching most parts Of the country In
their eastward progress. The crisis of these
perturbations will fall on and touching the
9th, the date of Moons conjunction with
Earth and Sun. By the evening of the 9th
storms will have assumed blizzardous con-
ditions over much Of the country west and
north, and cold wave will be following
high barometer, heading southwark and
eastward. Rains will reach most parts of
the country, central to southwark, during
this period. During this and other January
periods, have care for livestock, personal
safety, and perishable commerce. At its
close and following this period for several
days, look for extreme low readings Of tenn.
perature.
The next regular storm period Is central
on the 18th, extending from the 9th to the
18th. As early as the 9th 1t will turn warm.
er and the barometer will begin falling In
western extremes. BY the 18th these con-
ditlons will have fully developed and gen.
eral rains will appear, with probable light
ming and thunder southwark. A decidedly
low barometer will attend these disturb.
ances, and high winter gales will come out
Of the west and north, turning into heavy,
drifting snow Ind billiards. on and touch.
ing the 11th. 18th and 18th. OF course these
storms will be progressive from west to east
and southeast-frst warmer, with general
rains, turning to colder, with snow, rising
barometer aud high gales, ending In gen
eral cold wave. Heavy Atlantic coast gales
will come In from the east and northeast, to
meet the low barometric pressures advancing
from the west during the progress Of this
period.
A reactionary storm period Is central on
the 10Th, nth and 18th, during which days
general cloudlness and threatening weather
conditions will prevail. A Mercury per-
turbation begins In this resctlonary period,
which will tend TO prolong threatening con-
ditions into the regular storm period run
ming from the Goth to the 25th. Change TO
high barometer west winds and cold may
follow on and touching the 18th and 10Th,
but such will be Of short duration and at
tended by more or less storminess, snow and
sleet
Perhaps the most general and severe dis
turbances of the month will occur 10 the
regular storm period, which Is central on
the 22nd, together with the center Of the
Mercury period. This storm period will be
characterized by one Of the most depressed
barometric waves Of the whole month, or
perhaps the whole winter. Thick and pro.
longed cloudlness will prevail, rains will
visit most parts Of the country, but heavy
and general sleet and snow may be counted
on from Saturday, the Dist, TO Wednesday,
the Goth. Any sane person will understand
that all these phenomena are not to be ex.
pected all over the continent through all
these days, but that such will pass over the
country from west TO east progressively dur.
ing these days
The 18th and Goth are central days for Q
reactionary disturbance, on and touching
which dates may be expected a return OF
storm onditions-falling barometer, rising
temperature, growing cloudiness, ending in
areas of rain and snow passing eastwardly
across the country. High barometer and
much colder weather Will rush In behind
the storms, and spread over the country
during the closing days Of the month.