Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-19
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
Fair Tonight and Tuesday; Southerly
Shifting to Westerly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Tuesday.-For the
District Of Columbia and Delaware, snow
f1urries this afternoon, fair tonight and
Tuesday; light southerly, shifting to west
erly winds.
For Maryland, partly cloudy tonight, with
snow in mountain districts. Tuesday fair;
fresh southerly, shifting to westerly Winds
For Virginia, fair tonight, except snow in
mountain districts. Tuesday fair; light
southerly, shifting to westerly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 70; year ago, ~.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
"A disturbance of considerable energy is
central this morning in western Ontario. 1t
extends southwark as V-shaped depres-
sion into the Ohio valley and the middle At
Ing eastward along the northern boundary,
its center being north of the Dakotas.
The plateau high has not given way per-
ceptlbly, but an offShoot is moving east
ward over the southern slope of the Rocky
mountains.
Fair weather has prevailed in all dis
tricts, except the lake region, where snow
continues.
The weather has moderated somewhat in
the lower Mississippi valley, east gulf
states, and generally in eastern districts,
but a decided fall in temperature has oc-
Cured in the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys.
There will be snow tonight and Tuesday
In the lower lake region and northern New
York, and snow is probable tonight in the
middle Atlantic states.
Colder weather is indicated for Tennessee,
the lower Mississippi valley, and generally
west of the Appalachians tonight and Tues
day. 1t will be colder Tuesday in Atlantic
coast districts.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh southerly, increasing and
shifting to westerly Tuesday; on the south
Atlantic coast fresh southwest to west. and
on the east gulf coast fresh northwesterly.
The following heavy precipitatio Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Halifax, liz; Sydney,
1.50.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh south to west winds
and fair weather 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 begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
hermometer-December 49, p.m SO: 8
pm, 81; ~ midnight, g. December 10,
am, %; am, %; IL noon, 81; 2 pm, 81.
Maximum 49, at pm. December Is. mini
num- Pa 20 at 12;@ , am December 49, ~.
pm, BOIL: IL midnight 1901. December
49, m. 299s; H. 2997; noon. 1894;
pm, $3.50.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, tempera ture. 33; condi-
ton, 36; Dalecarlia reservoirs temperature
80; condition at north connection, 80; condi-
ton at south connection, 38,fe Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, "a; con-
dition at infiuent gate house, 30. condition
at effiuent gate house, 80. Washington city
reservoir. temperature, a. condition at in
fluent, So; condition at effiuent, SO. ID
Tide Table. - u
Today-Low tide. 11:27 am; high tide.
4:57 am. and 5:23 pm. ar ge.s
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1914 am. and 1912
PM; high tide, SAT am and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 7:13 am; sun sets, 4:4O
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:14 am
Moon sets, 4:4S am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingiishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted hf-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.