The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-04-04
Hicks, weather Forecasts for April

Hicks Weather Forecasts for April
We publish below from Word and Works the
Hicks weather forecasts for the present month
1.-THE astronomical chart upon which oul
forecasts for this month are based was calcu-
lated in April, 1907. When we come to review
these forecasts, after the lapse of whole year,
we find no occasion to make any change in
them and hence reprint them verbatim.
"A reactionary storm period is central on
the Sd, 4th and 9th. The vernal equinox runs
up to about the 10th, hence all the storm peri
DDS up to that date will be more or less affected
thereby. The moon being on the celestial
equator on the LIST, higher temperature, with
tendency to electrical storms, will be natural
on and touching that date, hence April rains
may continue through the reactionary distur-
Dances on the Sd, 4th and 9Th. Decided change
to cooler, with snow squalls, followed by frosty
nights, may be expected in most sections over
central and northern states from about the 4th
to the 7th.
the 9th, extends from the 7th to the 18th.
Change to warmer, southerly winds and falling
barometer will be noted in western sections by
the 9TH to 9Th. and during 9Th, 10th and 11th
storm areas will spread eastwardly, bringing
April showers and thunder to most parts ofthe
country Oh and touching those date. Late
snow squalls will most likely come with the
last stages of the period, 7th to 18th, and sharp
change to cooler with frOsts, may be expected
about the 18th, 18th and 18th.
A Teactionary storm period is central on the
18th, 18th and 10Th. The moon is on the celes-
tial equator on the 18th and full on the 10Th and
these facts will add positiveness to storms and
weather changes at this period. The Mercury
and Venus periods will also intensity storm
conditions on and touching the 18th and 10th,
at which time sudden rise to very high tenn
peratures, attended by marked fall Of the
barometer and southerly winds. will presage
dangerous storms. Change to higher baron.
eter and much cooler weather, with frost in
most sections central and northward, may rea-
sonably be expected between the 10th and 18th.
"A regular storm period covers the 18th to
the 23d. As we enter into this period the tenn
perature will rise phenomenally high in south
ern, western and central sections, the baron
and from about the Dist to the 23d many vi
cious storms of lightning, thunder rain and
hail will visit wide areas as the storm centers
sweep from west to east across the country. At
the elimination of this period, say about the
21st, I'D and 23d, no reader of these forecasts
should be wholly surprised by violent if not
tornado storms. Central and northern parts
OF the country may reasonably anticipate snow
and sudden change to unreasonably cool on the
western and northern tangent of these storms,
say from about the 23d to 26th. AS the Jupiter
and Saturn influences are now decreasing we
believe that the Mars period will not fasten
upon us such prolonged cold and unreasonable
conditions as prevailed in the spring of 1907 in
which event the weather will be warmer, rains
and storms will be more tropical and be fol-
lowed by milder changes to cooler.
~ reactionary storm period is central on the
26th, 9th and 2Sth. On and touching dates
named look for decided storm Development
high temperature, falling barometer, great hui
nudity and south winds. Thunder storms, ex-
cessive rainfalls, hail and violent winds will
reach crisis on and next to the 28th."