The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-08
Hicks. Weather Forecasts for March.

Hicks Weather Forecasts Tor March.
IA regular storm period is central on the
4lh, covering the 2nd to 7th. This period
will begin with falling barometer and rising
temperature in western sectEons, Followed
by cloudiness, rain and electrical storms on
and following 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 9th 10 the Slh, progressively, OF
course, from the west to the east and south.
"a reactionary storm period falls centrally
on the 9th, 10th and 18th. We have often
explained that an annual crisis in magnetic
and electrical perfurbations occurs about
March the 18th, embracing four or FIVE days
before and after that central day. This second
storm period the present month eliminates on
the 18th, and marked perturbations in the earth
aud atmosphere will show themselves On and
about this date
IA regular storm period is central on the
18th, embracing the 18th to the 18th. The
new moon falls on the 14th and crosses the
celestial equator on the 18th. These facts
call for a continuation of the disturbances be-
ginning at the preceding period. High tenn
peratures, low barometer aud general unrest
in storms and other phenomena from about
Wednesday, 18th, to Sunday, 18th. Rain,
wind and thunder storms southwark, turning
to snow, billiards and much colder northward
should surprise no reader of these forecasts,
during and Immediately after this period.
ga reactionary storm period is central on
the 10Th, 21st and 22d. This period is exactly
on the turn of the March equinox. The 10th,
21st and 23d are among the days of great storm
possibilities. Very low barometric readings,
with corresponding storm indications any
where in the gulf region, should be taken as
harbingers of West India storms, all through
this part of March.
"a regular storm period extends from the
25th to the end of March. The central day
of the period is the 9th. There is every
reason to apprehend storms and other phe-
nomena out of the ordinary at this period.
1t is one of the most critical times, in all
probability, during the whole of the present
Vernal equinox. Hurricanes on the south
coasts and tornadoes in the interior, are pos
sble and probable. Late billiards out ofthe
northwest are also among the probabilities
during the closing days of the month. Such
probability. from March the 26th to April I'd,
taking the Goth and Both as the central days
of greatest seismic possibility and activity.
''We have several times during the years
past explained the fact that there are times
when conditions call for great and excessive
storms, but instead of storms, phenomenal ex.
tremes of temperature and greatly aggravated
seismic disturbances interpose and mark the
periods. So we will say of the last storm
period in March, if storms and storminess do
not reach great and general crisis about the
26th to the 31s, the intense solar strain, caused
by planetary conditions, will express itself in
phenomenal flights of the barometer, extremes
of unreasonable heat and cold, unusual electric
and magnetic activity and a maximum of
earthquake and volcanic convulsions.'