Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-07
January WEATHER
WHAT IT BRINGS
Storm and Weather Conditions
Predicted BY Fri Z. Hicks
MARS AID MOON TO BLAME
For All This Polar Weaker The First
M0ngh has Brought With New
Year hiore To Come

.A0AtA A+AAs A4N-6At WGtA new
Year More to Come
Don't blame the kind Of frigid
weather that has been handed out to
humanity with the solvent of the new
year on the war Blame It On Mars
and the Noon, saws the Rev IRA Hicks
in his forecast FOR the FIRST month Of
1913 Re says tau 81 which in the
first paragraph has cCmo to pass)
a regular storm period. extending
from the 29th OF December to the 9Th
OF January This promises to bring
over into the new year stormy condi-
tions. On the asst the Earth IS ia Peri
henon or nearest the sun. On the 3rd
the Moon is an apogee and on the
celestial equator with Mercury and the
Sun at inferior conjunction on the
same day. On the 9TH Mars and the
Noon are in conjunction. Storms VIII
march across the continent. reaching
q elimination about Thursday or Fri
day, the 3rd or 4th, on the Atlantic
coast
A reactionary storm period is cen
tral on the 9Th, 9TH and Sth The only
disturbing influences during their per-
iod outside Of the general reacdonary
conditions, are the effects Of the great
Jupiter; consequently storms during
this period viii not be very widely
felt The Moon at last quarter on the
5th, viii also tend to modify prevailing
conditions at this time b. the 9Th
or 18th the barometer will fall in west
erg sections accompanied by a rise in
temperature.
A regular storm period is central on
the 18th, extending from the nth 10
the 10th On the 18th the Moon and
Mercury are in conjunction On the
18th New Moon or Moon IN conjunc-
ton with Earth and Sun Cat o solar
eclipse n0de) and on the 18th Moon is
in perigee, also in conjunction with
Uranus On the 18th Venus and tho
Moon are in conjunction. with the
Moon crossing the celestial equator
coming from its southern declination
GA the 18th AS early as the 10th or
nth the barometer VIII begin 10 fall
in western sections and the tempera-
ture win rise Storms viii form and
start over their path eastward reach
ing crisis on Of near the 18th or
18th
a reactionary storm period is CEN
tral on the-17th, 18th and 18th The
storms of this period viii in al prob
ability be drawn forward from the
preceding Period The Moon on the
celestial equator on the 10th coming
from its southern declination and
passing from new to FIRST quarter on
the 18th and assisted by the Ievian in
fuence are the principal causes Of dis
turbance at this time. BY the 18th or
18th these storms Of rain turning to
snow viii be on their way across the
continent, ending up with high baro-
metric pressure and q drop in temper
ature, clearing cold
A regular storm period is control on
the 23rd, extending from the 21st TO
the 26th Jupiter and Moon are in
conjunction on the 21st, the Moon
reaching its extreme northern declina-
ton on the 23rd, changing from first
quarter 10 full On the 18th. Neptune
and sun are at opposition on the 26th
On the same day Neptune and Moon
are la conjunction. During this period
we will feel the eects Of Vulcan, Mer-
curry Venus. Jupiter and Moon Vul-
cans equinox of the 23rd Mercury's
equinox on the Goth with the addi-
ton OF the other three above mention
cd worlds viii sstart the ball a-roll-
ing" BY the 21st or 22nd the tenn
perature will begin to rise in vest
erly and southwesterly regions accom-
panied by falling barometer Active
storms of rain, snow and sleet viii
then take Up their march eastward
across the continent
Al reactionary storm period is cen
trai on the 9th. 28th, 29th and 30th.
Saturn and Moon are in conjunction
on the 27th Mars in aphelion On the
29th On the 30th we have the Moon
in apogee and on The celestial equator
and on the 3lst Mars and the Moon
Venus and Uranus are in conjunction.
with Saturn and the Sun at opposi-
ton on the same day with the help
Of four other disturbing factors, Won
can see that the chances for "fne
weather ere not very good By the
9th or 28th the barometer viii, begin
to fall in western sections with q
change to warmer and continued
cloudiness. Storms Of thunder. light
ming and rain turning to sleet and
snow viii then migrate from west to
east in the regular course.