Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-14

winds.
For Virginia. fair and continued cold to-
night. Thursday fair, except snow In
southeast portion; fresh north to northeast
winds, increasing.
Minimum temperature, past twenty-four
hours, 10; year ago, II.
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area of high pressure Of considerable
magnitude covers the north-central dis-
tricts. It has been attended thus far by
abnormally cold weather east OF the ROCKY
mountains, except in extreme southern dis
tricts. Pressure is relatively low over the
Gulf of Mexico and the eastern slope OF the
Rocky mountain region.
There have been light rains in Florida, the
lower Mississippi valley and the north Pa
cfc coast and northern plateau Snow has
fallen in the lower lake region, Arkansas
and Oklahoma.
The temperature has fallen in the last
twenty-four hours in New England, the
middle Atlantic states, the Ohio valley, also
In Texas.
The weather continues abnormally cold
in all districts east of the Rocky mountains,
except in Florida and along the gulf coast.
Rain is indicated for tonight in Florida
and along the south Atlantic coast; and
snow in the interior of the south Atlantic
states. The weather Thursday will be gen
orally fair, except on the south Atlantic
coast, where rain will continue.
1t will be colder tonight in the lower
Mississippi valley and the east gulf states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh northerly; on the south Allan
tic coast brisk northeasterly, becoming
northerly; on the east gulf coast fresh
northWesterly, and on the lower lakes light
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh westerly
winds and fair weather to the Grand Banks:
Note-Storm warnings Will be discontinued
on the Great Lakes and Lake Pepin for the
season on December TO- 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 2 pm. yesterday: oo .
pm, %; II midnight, 81; December Ia, 4
a m, IL s am, 10; II noon, 81; pm, p.
Maximum, 80, at 2 pm. December ID; mini
mum, IL, at 8 am. December IA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49, pm, 3o.l4: q
pm, 80. "a; II midnight, 80 %; December IA,
am, 1898; am, 30.39; noon, 1910;
pm, $685.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, 80. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
33; condition at north connection, 80; cond1-
ton at south connection, 80. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 30; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, 80; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 80. washington city
reservoir, temperature, Do, cOuuItIoh az III
fluent, SO; condition at efluent, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 81 am. and sos PM 7;
high tide, 1854 am and IDS pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1922 a. m; and 500
pm.; high tide, 1:40 am. and 2:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 7:O9 am; sun SETS 4:S9
pm. roo 1EsE
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1910 am.
Moon sets, 1903 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; OK
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted nj
teen minutes after sunset and exungulshed
forty-ive minutes before SUNRISE