The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-01-08
Hicks for Jan uary.

We publish below from "Words
and Works" the Hicks weather fore
casts for the present month:
"a regular storm period, which is
central on December 31st, will culmi
nate on the 1st. 2nd and Sd. Falling
barometer attended by general cloud,
ness and rain southwark, with snow
and boreal gales northward will result
during the first three DAYS of the monlh
High barometer and change to very cold
will rush out of the northwest immediate
" behind these blizzardous storms,
bringing progressively few days of
fair, frigid weather to almost the entire
country.
"A reactionary storm period centers
on the 9th and 7th. Decided reaction
to falling barometer and warmer will
pass eatwardly over the country at this
tins, resulting in general rain and snow
storms on and touching the 9Th and 18th.
Don't be surprised if billiards. hit many
sections at this time, with cold wave
and high winds following from north
west.
"A regular storm period extending
from the 9th to the 14th, is central on tie
l1th. Falling barometer and marked
winter storms will pass over the conn
try from west to east from about Sun
day, 10th, to Thursday, 14th. The crisis
WI fall on and touching the 18th.
Heavy sleet storms, turning to billiards
northward, may be expected. A cold
wave, with cloudy, clustering weather
will follow the storms for several days.
"a reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 10Th and 18th. The Mercury
disturbance is still in force and will
held to incite storms of sleet and snow
on and touching these days. Cold
rains will pass over regions to the
southwa High barometer and frigid
gales will bring fair cold weather
following the storms.
"a regular storm period begins with
23d, and extends 10 the 25th. Decided
change to warmer will appear westward
by the 21st, with falling barometer and
and cloudiness. These conditions will
advance eastward, resulting in decided
winter storms from Friday, 22d, to
Monday, 25th. Look with confidence
f.>r fnr vic Oh,
to high barometer and cold, pushing
close on the western TANKS Of storm
areas The chances are that a January
thaw' may appear during this period
with winter thunder and lightning on
and about the 25th, but cold will fol-
low.
"a reactionary storm period has its
center on the 29th and Goth, at which
time the cold will relax, the barometer
will fall and cloudiness, with rain and
snow, will reappear. At this clio sing
period for January the indications are
that disturbances will be comparatively
moderate. The conditions existing at
the preceding period, (the 21st to 25th)
promise much more general and active
storms, in which cases the disturbed
periods, as a rule, are longer continued
and the reactionarY periods following
are marked with less intensity
"We are reasonably certain that
January will not prove the most severe
and disagreeable month of the present
winter. Of course there will be some
severe winter storms and cold waves
will follow each storm period in due
order; but these will be what may be
called normal. There are no apparent
causes for phenomenal weather condi-
lions, such as are usually to be expect
C in this mid winter month. Natural
iy the winters cold reaches it's maxi
mum in January. but such maximum
c. is not always attended by storms
out of the ordinary. 1t is the natural
suit of cumulative cold, arising from
thu fact that continued long nights and
short days have allowed the boreal in
ii fences to reach high tide in the north
EN- hemisphere. When aggravating
combinations of astronomic causes fall
il January, thus antagonizng and in
tersifying the natural tendency to
m,ximam cold, our worst billiards and
greatest cold waves occur. AS stated
above, no such concentration of astro-
nomic causes falls in the present
month"