The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-03-08
Hicks for March.

We publish below from "Word and
Works the Hicks weather forecasts for
this month:
"a regular storm period is central on
the 4th, CO vering the I'd to the 7th. This
period will begin with falling baro meter
and rising temperature in western sec
tons, followed quickly by cloudiness,
rain and ele trical storms on and follow
ing the I'd. Before the end of the period,
say from the 4th to 9Th, rain will turn to
snow in all central to northern sections,
with high barometer and decided change
to colder, pushing closely the western
side of storm areas and spreading to most
parts Of the country, causing frosts and
freezing from about the 5th to the 9Th,
progressively, of course, from the west
to the east and south.
"a reactionary storm period falls Gen.
trslly On the 9th, 10th and 18th. We have
often explained that an annual crisis in
magnetic and electrical perturbations
occurs about March the 18th. embracing
four or five days before and after that
central day. This second storm period
tho present month eliminates on the
18th, and marked perturbations in the
earth and atmosphere will show them
selves on and about this date.
"a regular storm period is central on
the 10th, embracing the 18th to the 7th.
Tbs new moon falls ON the 14th and
crosses the celestial equator on the 18th.
These facts call for continuation of the
disturbances beginning at the preceding
period. High temperatures, low barem-
eter and general unrest CT the elements
of earth and sky will eliminate in
storms and other phenomena from about
Wednesday, 18th, to Sunday, 18th. Rain,
wind and thunder storms south ward,
turning to snow, billiards and much
colder northward should surprise no
reader of these forecasts, during and i'm
mediately after. this period.
"a reactionary storm period is central
on the Goth, 21st and 22d. This period
is exactly on the turn of the March
equinox. The Goth, 21st and 23d are
among the days of great storm pessibili.
ties. Very low barometric readings. with
corresponding storm indications any
where in the gulf region, should be taken
as harbengers of West India storms, all
through this part of March.
"a regular storm period extends from
the 25th to the end of March. The CEN
trail day of the period is the 9th. There
is every reason to apprehend storms and
other phenomena out of the ordinary at
this period. 1t is one of the most critical
times, in all probability, during the whole
Of the present Vernsl equinox. Hurri
canes on the south coasts and tornadoes
in the interior; are possible and probable
Late billiards out of the northwest ale
also among the probabilities during the
closing days of the month. Such phe
nomina will reach a maximum, in al
probability, from March Goth to April thu
I'd. taking the goth and 3Oth as the cen
trail days of greatest seismic possibility
and activity.
1--WE have several times during TIT
years past explained the fact that there
are times when conditions call for great
and excessive storms, but instead o.
storms, phenomenal extremes of temper
allure and greatly aggravated seismic dis
turbances interpose and mark the per
iods. So we will say of the last storm
period in March, if storms and STORM
ness do not reach great and genera