Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-13


land. fair and colder tonight; Wednesday
increasing cloudiness fresh westerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight, colder in west
ern portion. Wednesday iHerea Sing cloudi-
ness, fresh northwesterly winds, becoming
northeasterly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IL; year ago, y
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm central Monday morning off Hat
teras has moved eastward over the Attain
tic and this morning forms a depression of
great magnitude, extending, as--ft does,
from Bermuda to the Canadian maritime
provinces. The weather cleared rapidly in
the rear Of this storm, except in New York
and the lower lake region, where snow
continues. The fall along the lower lakes
and in southern New England was heavy.
The interior of the country is covered by
an area of high pressure and cold weather,
on the western side of which several storm
centers appear, having as yet little en-
ergy. Rain continues in the north Pacific
coast states.
The weather continues cold east of the
Mississippi. Temperatures have fallen in
the east gulf states and Florida.
The weather will clear in the middle At
lantic states this afternoon or tonight and
in the lower lake region Wednesday, There
will be rain tonight and Wednesday in the
lower Mississippi valley, and rain Wednes-
day in the south Atlantic states Snow or
rain Is indicated for Wednesday in the Ohio
valley and Tennessee
1t will be colder tonight In the middle At
lantic states, and cold weather will con-
tinue for several DAYS in northea stern dis
tricts. The winds along the middle Allan
tic coast will be brisk northwesterly; on
the south Atlantic coast fresh north to
northeast; on the east gulf coast fresh
northeasterly, becoming southeasterIy and
on the lower lakes brick northwesterly with
snow.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
1nches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Hartford 1O1: Eureka
los.
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have fresh northwesterly winds
and snow to the Grand banks
Note-Storm warnings will be discontin-
ued on the great lakes and Lake Pepin
Tor the season on December 49, 1904
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 z pm. yesterday:
thermometer December 124 p.m.. %:
p.m, p; II midnight, 20. December 10
am, 80; 8 am, 2s; II noon, ~: nm. H
MaA1mum-32, at II pm. December Is
Minimum-17, at 11:3O December Il.
barometer: December IA pm, 2gS2
p. M, 29.SS; II midnight, 29.92. December
I3-4 am, 299I; am, 1908; nOon 30 10;
pm. BOIL.
Condition of the Water.
temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature 80; con-
dlt1on, 36. Dalecarlia reservoir tempera-
ture. 81: condition at north connection, SO;
condition at south connection, 80. George
town distributing reservoir temperature
DO condition a infuent gate house SO: con-
dlt1on at effluent gatehouse, 80. Washing
ton city reservoir. temperature, 80: condi-
ton at infiuent, SO; condition at effiuent, So
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:51 am. and 7:17 pm ;
nigh tide, 1907 am. and 12:42 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1877 a M and sos
PM; nigh tide, 1904 am. and 1:2S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 7:OS am: sun sets Alb
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises TOO am
Moon sets Hos pm
The Civ T,iobte