Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-26

District of Columbia, fafry continued cold
tonight and Saturday and probably Sun
day; minimum temperature tonight about
II degrees fresh west to northwest winds.
For Delaware. MarylapS and Virginia,
fair, continued cold tonight and Saturday
and probably Sunday fresh west to north
west winds. 50
Weather conditions, and, general forecast.
region. central valleys and upper lake
region. and has extended through the mid
die. south Atlantic and gulf states. It's
progress through he'lewer lake region and
New England has been somewhat retarded
the New England coast, the influence of
which extends westward through New
The line of zero Temperature extends into
central Illinois and northwest Missouri,
while the minimum reading reported was
SO degrees below zero in Manitoba. The
line of freezing temperature reached the
middle gulf coast. and frosts again occur
red over northern Florida In the extreme
west tempe natures are rising rapidly under
the influence Of a low-pressure area Of de-
cided character central this morning over
British Columbia.
Precipitation during the last twenty four
hours has been in the form Of heavy snow
in New England and portions of New York,
and comparatively light snow in the re-
mainder Of the lake region and in the Ohio
valley. There were also rains in the north
Pacific states.
1t will be colder tonight in New York and
urday and Sunday 1t will also continue
cold for the next two or three days from
the Ohio valley eastward and southwark.
and the line of freezing temperature to-
night will extend into extreme northern
Florida. - ...-
The weather will be generally fair. except
along the eastern lower lakes, where light
snow will probably continue.
hn i'll Ill
be fresh to brisk northwesterly. on the
south Atlantic coast fresh northwest to
north and on the east gulf coast light to
fresh northerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast and the Pacific coast
from Point Reyes light northward.
Cold wave warnings are displayed in New
England and the eastern portion Of eastern
New York. ..--.
Warnings of frost and freezing tenn
peratures have again been issued for the
east gulf coast and northern and central
Florida.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have high northwesterly winds
and snow from the New England coast
northward. and fresh to brisk northwestern
ly winds on the middle Atlantic coast
The following heavy precipitation On
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Chatham, 100; Block
Island, LA; Portland, Ore. LOG.
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
at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is: p.m 81; 8
pm, o; IL midnight, g. December 26:
am. 20; am. %; - noon, .; pm, ..
Maximum, 81 at 4 pm, December %;
minimum, 10, at am, December %.
Barometer-December2 %: pm, 1898; 8
pm, 1902; 10 midnight, 3O.O2. December
20: am, 1901; 8 am, 5000; noon, 5000;
2 pm, 1896.
Minimum Temperatures.
The following is the minimum tempera-
ture in the twenty -four hours ending at 8
am. December 26 in the cities indicated, as
reported to the weather bureau: