Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-04
HICKS FORECAST
FOR FOURTH MONTH.
What Weather Seer Foretells
Of Conditions During Month
Of April.
COLD SNAP TODAY.
Barometer To Fall AS Month
Goes Out And Cool Nights
With Frost As May
Comes In.

In his monthly forecast for the
fourth month the Rev. ri Hicks after
telling of regular storm periods CEN
trail on the End, 3rd, says they will
pass of the eastern coast by the 9TH.
The fact that the Moon is at last
quarter on the 4th, he says, viii tend
10 break or modify the cold snap
which would otherwise penetrate far
into southern sections of the country.
AS this period ends the barometer
will rise and the thermometer will fall
If there is a sudden rise in the barom-
eter. look for some damaging frosts
at the windup of this period Should
the rise be gradual, this period will
come to a close with cool, fair wealth
err
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 7th Sth, 9Th and 10th.
The Moon coming north from its eX-
IRENE southern declination crossing
the celestial equator on the Sth, and
also in perigree or closest TO the
Earth on the 10th. On the 10th we
have new Moon or Moon in conjunction
with the Earth and Sun The barom-
eter will make a sudden and decided
fall on and about the Sth and storms
of rain and wind will pass promptly
from west to east, reaching their Gull
mination stage on and touching the
10th. As the barometer rises follow
ing the passing of these storms, the
thermometer will drop giving the
-tn
frosts at night.
A regular storm period is central
the l4th. extending from the 18th TO
the 18th Mercury and the Moon will
be in conjunction on the 18th, Jupi-
ter and the Moon will be in conjunc-
ton on the IA with the Moon reaching
its extreme northern declinatiOn on
the 14th and passing from new to
first quarter by the 18th. The prob
ability is that the storms of the pre-
ceding reactiOnary will most likely
run over into this regular period or
at least they will scarcely have pass
ed off at the Atlantic coast before the
forces of this regular period begin to
concentrate and develop into storm
the continent. First, change to warm
er and falling barometer about the
- or 18th; next. storms of wind and
rain with scattering snow by the 14th,
18th and 10th: and at last or winding
up with rising barometer, west wind
and cool. clearing weather and frosts
over many sections of the country
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 18th, goth and 22d. Sa-
turn and Moon in conjunction on the
18th with Moon at its greatest dis
lance from the Earth and crossing the
celestial equator on the 22d. also u
conjunction of Mars and Moon on the
same day. On and touching the Goth,
2lst and 22d look for a marked
return to storm conditions, change to
much warmer weather, a decided fall
of the barometer and storms of thun-
der, rain and hail are most probable.
regular storm period is central
on the 25th, extending from the 23rd
to the 26th. The Mercury period, its
central day falling on the oath blends
with the regular Vulcan period, thus
increasing probabilities of more than
ordinary April showers at this time.
The Moons opposition with the Earth
and Sun, which is full Moon, falls on
the Goth, with Moon reaching its eX-
treme southern declination on the
Goth. This period will ocme in a state
of cloudiness and a rise in temepra-
ture, the barometer will fall and
series of April storms will pass from
west to east The storms will be fol-
lowed by very cool nights, with frosts
try as we pass from April to May .