Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-13

night, iolInWeu by ram IN southern poI-
ton, possibly snow in extreme southwest
T portion. Thursday rain or snow in north
ern and western, rain in southeast por-
ton, colder in northern and western por-
lions tonight and Thursday; light to fresh
west to north winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The southwestern disturbance has reach
ed the eastern Texas coast with a shght
Increase in intensity. and the rain, while
continuing in New Mexico and Texas, has
extended into Alabama The unsettled
conditions over the northeast have also
caused light local SHOWS from the lake
region eastward. There was no other pre-
cipftation of consequence.
High pressure covers the northwest and
the interior of the extreme west, and there
! has been a decided fall in temperature
from the upper Mississippi valley and upper
lake region westward through the Slope re-
gion 1t Is also considerably colder in the
extreme southwest and warmer in the
south.
There Will be rain tonight and Thursday
in the east gulf and south, Atlantic states,
rain or snow Thursday in the middle At
lantic states and local SHOWS tonight ana
| Thursday in the lower lake region.
, 1t will be colder tonight and Thursday in
the lower lake region, the middle Atlantic
states and the northern portion of the east
gulf states. and colder Thursday in the in
terror of the south Atlantic and the south
ern portion of the east gulf states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light TO fresh west TO north;
on the south Atlantic coast variable, be-
coming easterly and fresh; on the east
gulf coast fresh to brisk easterly and on
the lower lakes fresh west to north.
Storm warnings are displayed at the
mouth of the Columbia river and on the
Straits of Juan de Fuca.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
Amarillo, 102; Galveston 2.92: Taylor, 20
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds with
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Note.-Storm warnings will be discontin-
ued for the season on the Great Lakes De-
cember 16. 1905, except on Lake Superior,
where displays will be discontinued with
the closing of the locks in the ST. Marys
river. On Lake Pepin the display of storm
warnings discontinued for the season
on December 4, 1905.
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:
Thermometer December 12-f p.m 50:
pm, AZ; II midnight 81. December 134
am. 35; s am. SO; IL noon, so: pm, 81.
Maximum 50 at $3.50 pm. December u;
minimum "a at II am. December IL.
Barometer December PA pm, 23.77: 8
pm, 1881; II midnight 23.S2. December
134 am, 1894; s am, 30.06; noon 30.OS;
pm, 3O.06
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 3:14 am. and 3:14 pm;
high tide, S:53 I'm. and 9:07 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1856 am. and 1855
pm; high tide, 9:34 am. and 9:49 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 1903 am; sun sets, 4:s9
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, ITO am.
Moon rises 6:2S 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 are and incandescent lamps lighted if |
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinSuiShed |
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER's FERRY, w. Va. December |
lathe Shenandoah clear and the Poto- |
mac cloudy here today.