Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-19
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
Colder Tonight, Wednesday Fair and
Colder.

District of Columbia, eastern New York,
eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Della
ware and Maryland, showers this afternoon
and tonight; colder tonight. Wednesday
fair, colder; fresh southerly winds, shifting
to brisk northwesterly Tuesday night.
For Virginia, showers this afternoon and
tonight; colder tonight in northern and
western portions. Wednesday fair colder;
southerly winds, shifting to brisk north
westerly Tuesday night.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
AbnormaIly high pressure prevails this
morning from the Mississippi valley west
ward to the Pacific coast, with clear wealth
er and low temperature, except In the west
gulf states. The pressure is also compare
lively high in the east, except in the st.
Lawrence valley, and the temperatures are
, to ~ degrees above the seasonal average.
In the extreme northwest there has been a
rise in temperature of II to 40 degrees. due
to an area of low pressure, central this
morning in northern Alberta
During the past twenty-four hours rains
have been general in the west gulf states
and from the Mississippi valley eastward
except in the Atlantic coast states, fol-
lowed by clearing weather in the upper
Monday in eastern Colorado.
The western high pressure area will con-
tinue to spread to the eastward, and much
lower temperatures may therefore be ex-
pected for the next two or three days in
the central valleys, east and south
Heavy frost vii. occur tonight in the
gulf states. except on the immediate coast.
II Will rain tonight generally in the At
lantic states. and snow or rain on the east
ern upper lakes tonight and Wednesday;
otherwise generally fair weather is indi-
ca ted.
On the Atlantic coast winds will be fresh
TO brisk and become west to north.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches mas been reported during the past
l%enIy-four hours: Fort Smith, las; Mem
phis Isl
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
a p m. yesterday:
Thermometer. December lS- p.m 56.
pm. II; II midnight. 4s December 19-
am, ~; am, ~: II noon, Sc; pm, 81
Maximum. ~, at IN, December 10; mini
mum, i6. at m. December 10
barometer: December lS4 nm. 20 40.
: pm, o46; II midnight. 80. ~ December
1H-i am. 1927. am, 1927; noon. 3O1
pm. 30 H.
Condition of the Water,
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature 80; condi-
ton. II; receiving reservoir, temperature,
-; condition at north connection, I; condi-
ton at south connection, 20: distributing
reservoir, temperature, AZ: condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effiuent gate house,
81.
At Harper's Ferry.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
pers Ferry reports the Potomac and Shen-
andoah rivers muddy at that point today.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 3:4I am and p.m.:
high tide. 9:4i I'm. and 9:53 pm
Iom"rrow-Iow tide. 40 am. and 4:45
pm; high tide. 1921 a. m. and 1882 nm.
The sun and Moon.
Tn1ay-Sup ric -, a.,
pm.
Moon rises, 7:22 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 71S am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by $40 pm: extin-
gushing begun at 6:23 am The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 5:04 pm; extin-
guished at 6:3S am.