Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-09
RAIN Or sNow1PN1aHr.
Fresh Northeasterly Wlnhs, Becoming
Variable.

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Forecast till pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia and Maryland, rain
or snow tonight and Thursday: fresh north
easterly winds. becoming variable.
For Virginia. rain ih eastern. rain or
STOW in western portion tonight and Thurs
day; fresh to brisk shifting Hinds
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours. "a; year age, II.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The pressure has greatly decreased over
the major portion of the country east of
the Rocky mountains, and conditions are
very much unsettled this morning The
Southwestern disturbance las reached the
south Atlantic states, and has caused gen.
eral rains throughout the south. Another
disturbance Of more marked character has
moved in from the northwest and is central
this morning over eastern Minnesota. 1t
has caused general SHOWS in the upper lake
region. the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys, and the northern slope. There
were also SHOWS in the lower lake region,
and locally in the middle Atlantic states
Temperatures are much higher in the
slope region and lower in the west gulf
states; elsewhere they have changed but
little.
The stormy weather will continue tonight
and Thursday in the Ohio valley, the lower
lake region and middle Atlantic states, with
srow over the Northern and rain or snow
Atlantic states rain will continue followed
by fair weather Thursday, except in North
Carolina. In the east gulf states the
weather will be fair, with temperatures
near freezing tonight almost to the gulf 1t
will be colder Thursday in the Ohio valley
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be brisk and mostly northeasterly; on the
south Atlantic coast brisk and variable,
becoming westerly; on the east gulf coast
lesh northwesterly, and on the lower lakes
fresh to brisk east to south, becoming vari-
able.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk northeasterly winds
with rain or snow to the Grand Banks
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:
MISUNDERSTANDING 8, pm. ST; 9
pm. 40: IL midnight, 80. December 0, 4
am. 80; 8 am. SO; IL noon, 81; 2 pm, So
Maximum, AZ, at pm, December g.; min
imum. "a, at a.m December 9.
acknowledgements pm, 1902; 9
pm. 5000; IL midnight. 1885, December 9,
am, 1885; 8 am, 2974; noon, 1880; 2
pm. 1852. ...s--
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
g. M: Great Falls, temperature, SO; condi-
ton, SO; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature.
"a. condition at north connection. SO; condi-
ton at south connection, SO; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, SO; con-
dition at infuent gate house, SO; condition
at effiuent gate house, &c; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "a conditions at in
fluent gate house, 36; condition at effiuent
gate house, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:45 am. and 6:O7 d. m;
high tide, IL :33 am and 1:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am. and 1907
pm; high tide, 1927 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, 7:16r AM sun sets, ABA
pm. fsf stf
Moon rises, 10:22 m. i,t
Tomorrow-Sun rses,z7:O am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and epaphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tiEguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandesceat lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.