Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27

hours, 20; a year ago. %.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast
The storm that reached the Oregon coast
Saturday morning moved southeast"aru "
the Texas coast, where it was centrai
Monday morning, and thence northeast
ward into the middle Mississippi valley. IN
the last twenty-four hours it has increased
greatly in intensity, and forms TINS morn
ing the most severe wind and rain storm OF
the season throughout the middle ana
lower Mississippi valley, Tennessee and
the east gulf states. Heavy doWnpoufs OF
rain, accompanied by thunderstormS anu
high shifting Winds have occurred In the
lower Mississippi valley, Tennessee and the
lower Ohio valley, and rain, sleet and snow
in the upper and middle portions OF the
Mississippi valley and the western portion
of the lake region.
tically every station west of the Mississippi,
while a cold wave prevails between the
Mississippi and the Rocky mountains.
The Mississippi valley disturbance Will
move northeastward during the next
rapidly in the southwest and south Rain
will turn to snow in the Ohio valley, Ten
nessee, and the lower lake region, con-
tinung Wednesday. There VIII be ram TO,
by fair and decidedly colder weather
Wednesday.
The winds along the. middle Atlantic
coast will be brisk southeasterly, in
creasing Wednesday and shifting to west
erly; on the south Atlantic coast brisk
southwest to west, and on the east gulf
coast brisk to high northwesterly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the gulf
coast from Galveston to Key West and on
the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to
Eastport.
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Georgia, western North Carolina, Alabama,
northern western
The following heavy participation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Birmingham, 10;
Evansville. LIS; Indianapolis. 2.52: Cairo,
LA; Columbus, 1876; Cincinnati. PIG; Nash
vile, 2.12; Louisville 1.94; Little Rock,
2.16; Memphis, 4.90; Davenport, LOG; Keo-
kuk, LOS; Shreveport, Ala; Meridian, 1.16;
Vicksburg, 266; Cleveland, LIP; Toledo,
1.26.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southeasterly winds
and rain 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:
mometer-December % al pm, %;
8 pm, 60; II midnight, 81. December u
at am, 80; am, 81; II noon, 33; PM,
80.
Maximum, So, at pm. December 81; min
imum, 90, at 2 pm. December 26.
acknowledgements % at i pm, 30. 30;
pm. 1922; II midnight, 1924. December
81 at pm, 30.09 am, 1884, noon, %. 81 ;
pm, 291.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls ACKNOWLEDGEMENT e,
"a; condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 49, condition at north con-
nection, 6; condition at south connection,
4. Georgetown distributing reservoir-
Temperature, "a; condition at influent gate
house, 10; condition at eff1uent gatehouse,
%. Washington city acknowledgements
ture 33; condition at influent, SO; con-
dition at eff1uent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:41 am and 600 D.
M. high tide, II 80 am. and IL: 80 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:32 am. and 700
D. m; high tide, 1926 a m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:1S am; sun sets,
4:44 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, IT'S am.
Moon rises 1923 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.