Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-03-03
Hicks Forecasts for March.

Hicks Forecasts for March.
The first marked disturbances for March
will be central on the Bird, 4th and st. These
reactionary storms will eliminate in high
temperature, low barometer, with rain and
high winds on and touching the 9th, end
ing in snow storms over much Of the coun.
try to the northward. The Mercury dis.
turbance being central on the 7th, the prob.
abilities are that continued cloudy, threat
ening, sleety conditions will continue into
the regular storm period following.
A sudden high barometer with quick and
severe change TO boreal winds and blizzard.
Gus conditions may result in the northern
sections on and about the 9th, but rapid
reaction TO warmer will set in about the 7th,
followed by falling barometer from western
extremes, ending In general storms Of rain,
sieet and snow during the Vulcan storm
period extending from the 7th to the 18th.
Careful students OF our forecasts will not
forget that our little globe passes magnetic.
electric crisis on and about Msrch the 18th
each year. This fact always increases the
probabilities OF storms, tidal waves and seis.
mic perturbations about this time. Severe
boreal storms with q March cold wave need
not surprise any one from about the 18th to
the 14th.
1t must be remembered that the vernal
equinoctial period extends over all this
month, and that storm conditions may arise
at almost any time, even outside of the reg
ular storm periods. But the most pro-
nounced and general disturbances will arise,
and reach their eliminating climaxes, dur
| ing these regular periods. The 10Th TO the
18th will bring marked storm period, Gull
minating In low barometer, rising tempera.
ture and general storm conditions, ending
in wide areas Of rain and snow. Another
high barometer and March cold wave may
suddenly slip in from the northwest from
about the 18th to the 18th, but 1t will give
way as suddenly as it come, and the most
general and violent storm conditions Of the
month will appear during the storm period
Immediately following.
This storm period is from the 18th TO the
Gath, being at its center on the 21st, the GEN.
trail day Of Earth's vernal equinoctial period,
with the Moon at the full, on the celestial
equator and in perigee. This is q storm
period that every student reasonably tamil l..
lar with our forecasts will watch with much
interest. The Indications are that tropical
storms and hurricanes will reach the ex.
treme parts Of our south country about the
18th to 22nd, notably on and touching the
Dist, and that rain and high Winds, turning
to snow and very cold for the season, will
meet the tropical, equatorial storms from the
northwest. A severe March blizzard over
much Of the country northward, is among
the probabilities at this period. Exposed
regions along the south and gulf coast will
do wisely to watch barometIc and other
storm indications at this time. Volcanic
and seismic disturbances will reach a maxi
mum state of exitation over the globe gen.
orally within sixty hours Of P. NJ. on the
Goth. Watch for such reports in the worlds
telegraphic news covering this period.
1t is proper that We should say that q
grave mistake was made In locating the
time OF the Venus equinox in our 1906 AL
manaci The correct date for the center Of
the next Venus period is April 9th instead
OF May 9th. This, of course, brings the Venus
period one month earlier than stated In our
Almanac, throwing the last half Of March
under the influence of the Venus disturb
ance. This fact will add greatly TO the In
tensity of all disturbances of the foregoing
storm period, and TO the cold wave follow
ing the storms.
A reactionsry storm period will be CEN
trail on the 9th, 28th and 10Th. At this
time the temperature will rise decidedly, the
barometer will fall progressively from west
to east, and general storms Of rain and wind,
turning 10 snow in the north, will pass east.
wardly across the country, all followed by
another decided rise of the barometer, north
westerly winds and much colder.
The public should keep in mind the pos
sibllity OF disastrous floods during the month
OF March. Frozen streams and rivers that
do not break up in February will bring alb
solute danger TO all localities not entIrely
above the reach Of such danger. The month
will not bring maximum of cold, but muc b
precipitation in the form of rain, sleet or
snow will occur, with disagreeable huctua.
tons OF temperature, an unsteady state Of
the barometer, and some furious storms. A
Venus period centering near the time Of the
Vernal equinox, is always an sdmonitio n
that disagreeable weather and many severe
to dangerous storms and other perturbations
are TO be expected.