Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-26
WEATHER
Rain or Snow Tonight and Wednes.
day; Warmer TONIGHT.


For the District of Columbia-Rain
or snow, probably rain, tonight and
Wednesday,; warmer tonight; moder-
ate east to south winds
has reached Missouri, attended by gen
eral rains and SHOWS throughout the
greater portion of the interior of the
country east of the Rocky mountains
and local SHOWS and rains continued in
the extreme northwest.
Low temperatures continue in the
northwest, and it is decidedly colder
in the central Rocky mountain region
and the extreme southwest, with mini
mum generally below zero Over the
eastern portion Of the country tenn
peratures are higher.
The southwestern disturbance will
continue northeastward, attended by
general rains and SHOWS over the east
ern half of the country. and will be
followed by rapidly falling tempera-
ture that will cover the central valleys
and the lake region Wednesday.
Cold wave warnings have been issued
Kansas. Nebraska and South Dakota
southern Minnesota. Illinois, Mexican
and Indiana.
Heavy snow warnings have been is
sued for eastern Minnesota. eastern
Iowa, Wisconsin and lower Michigan.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate variable, be-
coming north and northeast; on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate vari-
able, becoming northeast and east: on
theAsouth Atlantic coast moderate east
and southeast; on the east gulf coast
moderate to brisk southwest to north
west.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate vari-
able winds, becoming northeasterly.
with unsettled weather, to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
past twenty-four hours: Chattanooga,
1.O6: Memphis, 1.3S; Shreveport, 1.2s;
Corinth. 1.6S.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twentyfour hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
esterday, pm, Al: 8
pm. 40 II midnight, 36; today, am,
30; 8 am, 30: ~ noon. 80: 2 pm. AZ.
Maximum, AZ. at 6 pm. yesterday; mini
mum. :I. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
num-. 30; minimum. D.
Barometer-Yesterday, 4 pm, 1924: s
pm, 1928; Il midnight. 1920: today. 4
am, 30. 10: am, 30. 10; 12 noon 80. Oh;
> pm, 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature.
IS: condition, 120. Dalecarlia reser-
A.; condition at
north connection, 1870: condition at
south connection, so. Georgetown dis
tributing uservoir-Temperatur 50;
condition at infiuent gatehouse. Al;
condition at effiuent gatehOuse. -.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 6:14 am and 6:3O
pm: high tide. 12:0S am.
Tomorrow-Low tide 6:55 am. and
71S pm: high tide. 1920 and 1852
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:17 am: sun sets
4 IA pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7:1s am
Moon sets 1922 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The. city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
eXtinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise All arc and incandescent
lamps lighted fifteen minutes after
sunset and eXtinguished forty five min
utes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Specia Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, December
o6-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both very muddy this morning.