Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-21


Weather conditions and general forecast
-Ihe southwestern storm has moved to
southern Michigan. with greatly increased
intensity, and another from the east Gulf
OF Mexico has evidently moved northwart
Off the south Atlantic coast AS a conse-
quence there have been general SHOWS and
heavy rains over the eastern half OF the
country, with east to south gales from
northern Florida to southern New England
and high winds in the interior
Rains and SHOWS also continue in tho
plateau and Pacific coast districts followed
by clear weather in California and Nevada.
temperatures have risen considerably in
the Atlantic states, the Ohio valley and the
northern upper lake region, and have fallen
over the greater portion of the country
west of the Rocky mountains
The storm will move east-northeast on
Thursday, causing rain or snow tonight IN
the middle Atlantic states and New Eng
land, followed by fair weather Friday IN
the former district
There will be snow tonight in the lower
lake region, continuing Friday along on
tario and eastern Erie. There will also be
rain or snow tonight in the INNER onto
valley.
In the south the weather will be fair.
1t will be slightly colder tonight in tire
east and south, and colder Friday IN the
middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be high southerly shifting 10
southwark and west; on the south Atlantic
coast brisk southwest to west probably
high on the North Carolina coast, and on
the east gulf coast light to fresh westerly
becoming variable.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantie coast from Eastport to Hatteras.
The following heavy precipitation TN
lnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Washington, 2o3;
Richmond, 202: Raleigh LIZ: Rochester.
LOO; Mount Weather, ] go: Atlantic CITY.
i-02; New York. 1.32; Philadelphia LOO;
hlIr I N. ic}N,,
nooga. 116; Harper's Ferry. W. Va, l42;
Admission, 1.04; Manteo. LOS: Montgomery,
16: Augusta, LIS: Charlotte, 23s.
Steamers departing today for European
shifting by Friday to southwest and west.
| with rain today. probably snow Friday, 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:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS % n IN 20. Y
pm, IS; II midnight, Al; December II 4
am, 4s: am. 43; II noon, 40; pm. 81.
Maximum. 81, at p.m..- December 21;
minimum, 81, at $50 am. December 20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20, 4 pm 80 II. s
| pm, 30. II; IL midnight; % %: December q
am. 29. 81; am, 1861; noon, 20. 70; 2
| pm. 2967.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $40 am and 1880
1 pm: high tide. 1904 am. and 1880 pm.
| Tornorrow-Low tide. 1898 In and IL 80
pm; high tide. 4'o5 am. and ABS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
| Today-Sun rose. 7:15 am; sun sets, 4:42
| pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, T:16 am
| Moon rises 2:58 am. tomorrow
The City Lights
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
/ tirguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
| All arc and incandescent lamps lighted lit
teen minutes after sunset and extinguisheo
4 fcrty-five minutes before sunrise.