Evening star., 1898-12-19
RAIN TONIGHT.
Wet and Warmer Weather Indicate
for Tomorrow.

wet ana warmer Weather Indicated
for Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware. Maryland and
Virginia, increasing cloudiness and rain to-
night and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday; fresh
northeast to east winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm which developed Sunday morn
ing in northeastern Texas has moved to Ar
kansas, increasing in intensity and has
caused general rains in the gulf states, ex-
cept Florida, and in the Ohio and middle
Mississippi valleys. and light snow or rain
jim the lower Missouri valley.
A cold wave of considerable intensity
has moved to Ontario from the Hudson bay
region. Rockliffe reports a fall of ~ de-
grees in twenty-four hours and to l. de-
grees below zero, and Parry sound of SO
degrees and to = degrees.
A storm of considerable intensity appears
to be developing north of Montana Ed
monton reporIs a pressure of -. IL inches
this morning and Swift Current south
erly wind Of twenty-siS miles an hour
The temperature has fallen decidedly in
New England and the lower lake region
has risen IN the east gulf states and the
middle MISSISSIPPI valley, and from the
plateau regions to the Pacific coast, except
stationary temperature in the extreme
southern part of the latter region.
For the tWenty-four hours ending at S
am. Sunday precipitation occurred in the
guif states and the Red river of the South
valley.
The storm will probably move in north
northeast direction, reaching lower Michi-
gan Tuesday morning, and will cause rain
or snow in the Missouri and upper Missls-
sippl valleys and the lower lake region, and
rain in the Ohio and middle Mississippi
valley; increasing cloudineSS and probab V
ran in the middle Atlantic states tonight
and snow in New England Tuesday.
The weather Will grow colder in New
England and New York tonight and in
the west gulf states and lower Mississippi
valley, and warmer Tuesday in the lower
lake region and middle and north Atlantic
states.
Ram has fallen on the middle and north
Storm signals are displayed on the At
lantlc coast from Sandy Hook to Eastport
The following heavy. precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Montgomery, liz: Mo-
bile, 1.2s; Vicksburg, las; Memphis, LOO:
Wichita, leo.
During the twenty-four hours ending S
am. Sunday-Palestine, 2.3S; Fort Worth,
206; Abilene, IL; Oklahoma, pa.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, $50 am. and G:45 pm;
high tide, 12:19 a m. and 12:i5 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:45 am and $40
pm; high tide, lis am. and 1:4O pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, TIA am; sun sets,
4:41 pm.
Moon sets, 1902 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1:1i am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by $40 pm; ex-
tingulshing begun at 6:23 a m. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 5:34 pm; extin-
gulshed at 6:3S am.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours begin
ming at PIN. yesterday:
ermometer-December is, pm, "a;
pm, 45; II midnight, 33. December 19+
am, Is; s am, 26; II noon, 30; pm, 81.
Maximum, 81, at p. m, December Is; mimi
mum, 26 at s q. m. December 49,
Barometer-December 1S- pm, 30.10;
pm, 3O.16; II midnight, 30.25. December
19- am, 1927; am, 30.3l; noon, 30.2S;
2 pm, 1925.