Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
SNOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
Fair Tomorrow Afternoon; Easterl,
Winds. Shifting tn Westerly

FORECAST till pm. Sunday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia: Snow tonight Sunday,
snow, followed by fair in the afternoon;
fresh easterly, shifting to westerly winds.
For Delaware and Maryland Snow to-
night and Sunday, increasing easterly
winds.
For Virginia: Snow tonight, colder in eX-
IRENE western portion. Sunday, fair; fresh
southerly, shifting to westerly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 16; a year ago. 2l.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Inc western storm has moved to the Ohio
valley in the last twenty-four hours 1t ex-
tends southwark to the Georgia coast and
has caused precipitation over a large area.
"A second depression is moving eastward
over the northern Rocky mountain region
ana pressure continues high over the
plateau region. i1- Dr.
The weather on the Pacffic coast has been
fair, except along the Washington and Ore
gon coasts. Fair weather has prevailed
elsewhere, except in the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys and the lake region, where pre-
cipitation has been quite general
1t is somewhat warmer in eastern dis
tricts and colder over the eastern slope of
the Rocky mountains and the plains.
Snow is indicated for tonight and Sunday
in the middle Atlantic states and rain to-
night in the south Atlantic states. There
will be snow in the lower lake region and
upper Ohio valley also.
1t will be somewhat colder in south At
lantic and east gulf states tonight and Sum
day, and colder Sunday in Atlantic coast
districts
The winds along the east gulf and south
Atlantic coasts will be fresh to brisk north
westerly; on the middle Atlantic coast fresh
easterly, increasing to brisk tonight with
snow.
Storm warnings displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware breakwater to
Cape Cod
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate easterly winds
and snow flurries 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:
ermometer-December 1G, 4 pm. IS: 8
pm, q; u midnight. H. December H.
am, IS; am, %; Il noon, 80; pm. 81.
Maximum, 2S, at pm, December IL;
minimum, 16, at . a ~. December 16
Barometer-December 1G, 4 pm. 3O15; 8
pm, 1921: i midnight 5000. December
II, am. 30 10; am, 3011; noon, 30.OI;
pm, 1898.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature 80, condi-
ton 80; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
SO, condition a north connection So condi-
ton at south connection SO; Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature a. con-
dition at influent gate house &c. condition at
etfiuent gate house SO; Washington city
reservoir, temperature 33, condition at in
fluent SO, condition at effluent sc.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 500 a. m. and 1928 pm;
high tide. BIZ am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 10:41 I'm. and II :26
PIN; high tide, 4:07 am. and :36 pm.
.rhe Sun and Moon.
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, T:12 am.
Moon sets, 2:Jo an tomorrow
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 ineandeseenf lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-tiye minutes before sunrise.