Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-28
NOVEMBER WEATHER
WHAT HICKS PREDICTS
The Eleventh Month to be One of
Storms, ,Sleet and Rain.
REACIIONARY STORM PERIODS.
But if November Can Beat October's
Versatility Then it is Going
Some

In his monthly forecast of the wealth.
er, the Rev Irl L. Hicks has much to
say for November. the eleventh month.
1t is to be month of storms, sleet and
rain, but if November can equal Octo-
ber for its variety of weather, il will
have a difficult task before IT, Hicks
tells weather story something like
this:
The regular storm period. central
ON October 80. will be in progress as
we enter November. Falling barome-
ter, growing cloudiness and storms of
wind and rain will be passing the CEN
trail valley about the 1st to the 3rd.
The high temperature with general
rain, and possible electrical storms,
viii reach elimination on and next
TO the Bird, the date of the Moons pas
sage over the celestial equator Mean
time change TO rising barometer. cold
westerly gales and autumnal snow
squalls will be sweeping eastward
from the northwest. Whatever turn
the Mars influence may give to storm
and weather conditions, will be unmis-
takably manifest by this time, as the
center of the Mars period falls on the
9th of the month
The first reactionary storm period
is central on and touching the 4th and
5th Under the strain of the Mars in
tiuence so near its center. and the con
junction of the Moon with the Earth
and Sun on the 9TH, there need be no
little surprise if stormy and disagree
able weather continues over the pc
riod of the new Moon into the storm
peroiod Immediately following. In that
event, low barometer warm weather,
with November rains. will fill the in
terim between the reactionary and
regular storm periods.
The first regular storm period is
central on the 10th, including the Sth
TO the 18th. The Moon is in perigee
on the Sth' near its conjunction with
the Earth and Sun, and at its greatest
declination south on the 9th The
planet Mars is at quadrature with the
Sun and Earth on the 9th, and the
Moon is at first quarter ON the t3tb
Combining all these disturbing fac
ular storm period, it is perfectly rea-
sonable to anticipate some dangerous
atmospheric perturbations.
The second reactionary storm pc
period is central on the 18th, 10th and
18th. The Moon reaches the celestial
equator on the 10th, coming north
ward from it's south declination. A
sudden and very marked change to
warmer, with falling barometer, cloud
mess, rain, wind and thunder storms
will center about the 16th-before that
date in western, and after that date in
eastern sections. Another change to
rising barometer and much cooler
weather will bring up the rear of
these storms from the west and the
north, spreading progressively east
ward and southwark over most parts
of the country by the 18th and goth.
The second regular storm period is
central on the 22nd. involving the 18th
to 26th. The Moon will be in opposi-
tion to the Earth and Sun on the 21st.
at extreme north declination and in
perigee in the 23rd. The Mars dis
turbance at its maximum,and a Mercu-
ry disturbance blends with the regular
Vulcan period. BY the Goth to the 21st.
well defined storm conditions will de-
velop in western sections.
The third reactionary storm period
is central on the 27th, 2Sth and 29th.
This period is at the elimination of
the elimination of the Mercury dis
turbance, the Moon is at last quarter
on the Goth. and on the celestial equa-
tor on the 30th. The Mercury iniiu-
ence will continue into the opening
days of December, and cloudy, threat
ening weather will, as a natural conse-
quence, be prolonged. On and touch
ing the Both the temperature will prob
ably make sudden and decided rise
as the Moon passes over the equator
on that day. Rains will turn to heavy
sleet in many localities as we pass