Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Increasing Cloudiness, With Rain
Wednesday; Warmer Tonight.

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For the District of Columbia, increas-
Ing cloudiness, followed by rain Wednes-
day morning or Wednesday; warmer to-
night; lowest temperature tonight about
SO degrees; moderate southwesterly
winds, backing to southeasterly wednes-
day.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %: year ago, 16.
The temperature has risen in all parts
OF the country except the Ohio valley
ana the extreme northwest, where con-
sfderably colder weather prevails. Tn
usually high temperatures are reported
from the west gulf states, and tempera-
lures are below zero in the northwestern
Canadian provinces. An extensive area
Of low barometric pressure covers the
Rocky mountain region. and is causing
increasing cloudiness throughout the
west and south, and rains on the north
Pacific coast, and rain and snow in
Idaho. western Colorado. New Mexico
and northern Arizona. Rain and snow
also occurred within the last twenty
four hours in the north Atlantic states
and at scattered points in the lake re-
gion.
The center of the storm that now COW
eastward to the Mississippi valley by
Wednesday morning. and the area OF IN
settled Weather and precipitation at.
tending it will overspread practically all
districts east Of the Mississippi river be-
fore Wednesday night. The precipita-
ton will be in the form Of rain in the
central and middle states and rain or
snow in the northern states.
Temperature will rise tonight in the
Ohio valley. the middle Atlantic ana
ba1na, and it will fall tonight In the up
per lake region, and Wednesday in the
lower Ohio and lower Mississippi val
leys.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate south and southwest; on
the middle Atlantic coast light to mod
crate variable, becoming southeasterIy
Wednesday; on the south Atlantic coast
light variable. becoming southeast ana
south late tonight or Wednesday,: on the
east gulf coast moderate east to south,
probably becoming brisk over western
portion.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate variable winds,
mostly south and southwest, and unset
tied weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures Is. 4 pm. SO;
p.m., 30; IL midnight, %. December u,
4 am. "a: s am, %; IL noon. As; 2 pm,
49, Maximum, Al at 2 pm. December q;
minimum, 9 at am. December q.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20, pm, BOIL +;
8 pm, 3011; IL midnight, 3O.16. Deem
Der q. AM, 8O18; 8 am. 1927; IL noon
1924; 2 Pm, 1925.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1898 am. and II :1S
pm; high tide, 4:15 am. and 4:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1920 am. and
Has pm; high tide, sos am. and 5:13
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:1S am; sun sets
4:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:1S am.
Moon rises 2:41 am. tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun-
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.