Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15

land. rain tonight and probably Satur-
day: light to moderate northerIy winds.
There is a.strons high area over the
Canadian maritime provinces and the
north Atlantic. but to the westward and
SouthweStward pressure is very unstable,
with a well defined disturbance near the
mouth of the Mississippi river and a
more moderate one Il the New Jersey
coast. This distribution has resulted in
a continuance of the unsettled, RAINY
weather in the Ohio valley and the south.
and it's extension northeastward through
the lower lake region and New England.
with snow in northern New England
There was also light local SHOWS in the
Michigan peninsula, the Dakotas and
Montana. northern and western Texas,
and rains on the north Pacific coast.
AS a rule temperatures are above the
seasonal average except in the plateau re-
gion.
and rain or snow over the northern dis
tricts east of the Mississippi river tonight
and Saturday, except in the upper lake
region. where precipitation will not be OF
consequence.
Temperature changes will be small.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
New England coast from Boston to Blocl
Island and small craft warnings west
ward to New FORK.
The winds along the New England
northern ard brisk to hig over souther,
portion: on the middle Atlantic coast
north to northwest. brisk over northern
and moderate over southern portion: on
the south Atlantic coast moderate. most
ly northeaster on the east gulf coast
moderate to brisk variable.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have increasing north
easterly winds with rain to the Grand
Banks.
c>lI iv
inches) has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours: Lexington. LOS; Pal
estine. LOS: Galveston. 10: Houston
2.36; Shreveport. 1872; Vicksburs, lbs
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-Yeste pm. -:
pm. ~: II midnight. 30: today. 1 am.
A.: am. Al: II noon. A.: pm. 43
Maximum. AZ. at = pm. today: minimum,
- al II midnight.
Temperature same date last yea"-MaX-
imum. 81: minimum. Is.
Rarometcr-Y yesterday. pm. 49,;
pm. :in2S: II midnight. :m15: today.
am. 1905: s am. :GHi: II noon, Zoos:
> pm. ;N.c1
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water al
s am: Great Fals-Tempcrature. ~
condition, IL Dalecaria reservoirfeni-
pera ture.- II: condition at north connec-
ton, IS: condition at south connection
II. GEORGETOWN Distributing reservoir
Temperature. T.: condition at inf1uent
catChousc. II; condition at etfiucnt gate
house. g.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 10:2:: am. and 1l:i1
pm: high tide. 4:D7 am. and ~ pm
-Tomorrow-Lo tide. l:1G am: nigh
tide, J:0i am. and Or pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Todav-Sun rose 1:l:, am; sun sets
~ pm
Tomorrow-Su rises IL; am.
Moon RIGGS - am tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
exiting gushing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset ana
eXtinguished forty-fve minutes before
sunrise
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatc To The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, December
1J.--Potomac and Shenandoah rivers boti
clear this morning.