Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
WEATHER FORECAST.
Cloudy and Slightly Colder Tonight
Wednesday Cloudy and Warmer.

Forecast till 8 pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, cloudy and slightly
colder tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy
and warmer; light variable winds. :;
For Maryland, partly cloudy and slightly.
colder tonight. Wednesday fair, warmer
in western portion: fresh northerly winds. +
For Virginia, cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day, colder tonight in extereme southwest
portion; fresh to brisk northeasterly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, Al; a year ago, 49,
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area of high pressure now occupies the
lake region and the interior valleys. 1t Is
moving rapidly eastward, and is closely
followed by depression now central in the
extreme northwest.
The weather in Atlantic coast states has
cleared, except along the Georgia and Caro-
lima coasts. where rain continues Snow
also continues along the lower lakes and
rain in the north Pacific coast states.
The temperature has risen sharply in the
Dakotas and Montana, and will continue to
rise during the next twenty-four hours
Fair weather is probable in the Washing
ton forecast district for the next thirty-siK
hours.
1t will be colder tonight in the southeast
ern states, and warmer Wednesday in the
Ohio valley. ........
The winds along the middle Atlantic
the south Atlantic coast fresh northeast
erly, brisk off Hatteras, and on the east
gulf coast fresh to brisk nartherly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northwesterly winds
and cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Note.-The display of storm warnings on
Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and st.
Clair will be discontinued for the season
at the termination of December 10. and on
Lakes Erie and Ontario at the termination
of December 20, 1906 The display of warn
ings on Lake Pepin was discontinued at the
termination of December 10, 1906.
Records for Twenty-Fou1. Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and arometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II. 4 p.m., 40: s
pm, 81; II midnight, 30. December Is,
am, "a; am, 81; noon, 33; pm, 80.
Maximum, Al at 2:15 pm. December II;
minimum, 30 at 1890 am. December IS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II, pm, 3O.O7:
PM, BOIL; II midnight, 30.15. December
Is, am, 1922; am, 3O.33; noon, 1855;
2 p. m, 3O.5S.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Companys standard thermometer was
as follows: 8 am. SO; u m, 80; pm,
81.
The Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 4:12 am. and 4:2J PM:
high tide, 9:59 am. and 1919 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. sos am. and 500
pm; high tide, 1888 am. and lib pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:13 am; sun sets, 4:4O
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:13 am.
Moon sets, S:01 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 arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
forty five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls-Temperature, 40; condi-
ton, $50. Dalecarlia acknowledgements
ture 40; condition at north connection, 1870;
condition at south connection. %. George
town distributing acknowledgements re,
40; condition at inf1uent gatehouse, %; con-
dition at effiuent gatehouse, %. Washing
ton city ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81; condi-
ton at infiuent II; condition at effuent, 13