Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-05
RAIN w TONIGHT.
Fresh East to Northeast Winds, Be-
coming Westerly.

Cou1uS westerly.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland:
Snow or rain tonight and Tuesday; fresh
east to northeast winds becoming westerly.
For Virginia: Sleet or rain tonight. Tues
day, rain; increasing northeasterly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; year ago, 26.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The Gulf of Mexico depression has moved
inland over eastern Alabama, and now
forms shallow disturbance of wide ex-
tent. but as yet little energy. 1t has been
attended by general rains in the southern
states, the lower Mississippi valley Texas,
and snow over the southern plateau. The
long-continued drought in Alabama and
other southern states has been effectually
broken. The drought in the Ohio valley
will be broken within the next thirty-six
hours.
The Alabama disturbance will move
northeastward during the next thirty-six
hours and cause sleet in the middle At
lantic states this afternoon and tonight,
probably turning into rain or snow Tues
day. There will be general rains in the
south Atlantic and east gulf states, and
snow or rain in the Ohio valley tonight and
Tuesday.
1t will be colder in the east gulf and south
Atlantic states
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh east to northeast increasing;
on the south Atlantic coast brisk south
easterly, shifting to westerly; on the east
gulf coast brisk northwesterly, and on the
lower lakes fresh and variable.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty -four hours: Pensacola 2s2; Mobile,
LOO; Atlanta, 1O2; Meridian. 1.12.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh easterly winds and
cloudy weather, with occasional 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 begin
ming at 2 pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4, Pm, 81; 8
p.m 80; IL midnight, 20. December 8,
am, %: am, 30; IL noon, %; pm, 80.
Maximum, "a, at 6 p.m.Decembe 4; mini
mum, %, at 2:15 December g.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4, 4 pm, 1927; 9
pm 300 II midnight, 30.39. December 5,
am, 30.3S; 8 am, 3031; noon, 3O.1S; 2 pm.
1910.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a.m.-Great Falls, temperature 80. condi-
ton SO; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
ton at south connection SO: Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature IS, con-
diton at infuent gate house 36, condition at
effluent gate house SO; Washington city
reservoir temperature 40; condition at in
fluent SO, condition at effiuent 30.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1924 am. and 1892
pm; high tide, 500 am. and $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:16 an. and 1:24
pm. high tide, 7:04 am. and 1922 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:01 am; sun SETS ABS
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1902 am.
Moon rises, 6:14 am. 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 incandescent lamps lighted f1f-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.