Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-20
WEATHER
Snow or Rain Late Tonight and on
Thursday; Slightly Warmer.

Thursday; Slightly Warmer.
| For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, snow Or rain late tonight and on
Thursday; slightly warmer; increasing
| northeasterly winds
| The northern section of the southwest
ern storm is central this morning over
Oklahoma, and general SHOWS and rains
are In progress in the plains states, the
Missouri valley and Arkansas. The south
ern section Of the storm is apparently near
| the middle gulf coast. and it has caused
general rains in the southern states and
high winds on the gulf coast. Pensacola.
| Fia., reporting velocity Of eighty miles
an hour from the southeast. From the
| upper Mississippi valley eastward the
weather was fair, while in the Rocky
| mountain region and the Pacific north
west SHOWS and rains continued.
temperatures are moderately low in the
Atlantic states and high in the extreme
northwest. Over the remainder of the
country they are nearly normal.
General SHOWS and rains may be ex-
pected tonight and Thursday east of the
| Mississippi river, except in New England.
where precipitation will likely be delayed
| until Thursday night
IT VIII be slightly warmer in the At
! lantic states and colder in the east gulf
| states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
south Atlantic and gulf coasts from Nor
folk to Pensacola, except extreme south
ern Florida.
Warnings have been issued for high
| winds in the Mississippi valley. for heavy
SHOWS In Nebraska and Minnesota, and
Tor heavy snow or rain in Iowa.
The winds along. the New England coast
will be north and northeast. increasing
oy Thursday; on the middle Atlantic coast
increasing northeasterly; on the south At
lantfc coast brisk to high northeasterly;
ON the east glIlf coast brisk to high shift.
fng becoming westerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate north and north
east winds with fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours: Birmingham, Lon:
Fort Worth, 13S: Galveston. 1.1S; Hous-
ton. 1.30: Pensacola. 2.76; Palestine. 1.36;
Mobile. 2.46: Montgomery. 1.62; New Or
leans. 2S4; Shreveport. 1.22; Taylor, 1.16.
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 p.m yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterda pm, 40;
PM, 81: IL midnight. %: today. am.
~. 8 am. q; u noon, "a; pm. 81
mum, %, at 1:15 am today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, Al; minimum. Sd.
Baro1fieter-Yesterday pm, 3OO1;
pm. 3O.5j; II midnight, 3O57; today.
am, 3O-oS: am, $3.50; Il noon, $3.50;
. pm, :;O.49.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls-Temperature. 40;
condition. GO. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature Al: condition at north connec--
ton. 3d. condition at south connection, s..
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature. -: condition at infiuent gate
house, 1G: condition at effluent gatehouse,
49,
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 2:15 am. and go
p.m.: high tide, $40 am and 500 pm.
TOmorrow-LOw tide, 2:j5 am. and 1901
pm: high tide, $50 am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 7:15 am; sun sets,
4:4O pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 7:15 am.
New moon 1882 am. today.
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-fve minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, December
2O-Potomac muddy and Shenandoah
clear this morning.