Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-18
RAIN TONIGHT,
Colder Weather Indicated, VIII
Winds Bee Oming Easterly,

Colder Weather Indicated. With
Winds Bee oming Easterly.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-District of
Columbia. Maryland and Virginia, increas-
Ing cloudiness followed by rain tonight and
Tuesday; colder, winds becoming easterly
Weather conditions and general forecast
The pressure has risen in New England and
the lake regions and fallen In the low sr
Mississippi valley.
There is a general cloudiness almost
everywhere east Of the Rocky mountains
Rain has fallen from the Rocky noun
tains eastward to the Mississippi valley
and along the south side of the lake region.
During the twenty-four hours ended s a. m
Sunday light showers occurred at scattered
points throughout the lake regions and the
west.
The temperature has fallen in the Arkan-
sas, Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys
and the lake regions.
A storm of some energy is now central in
western Arkansas and will probably ad-
vance 10 the lower Ohio valley during the
reXt tweEty-four rours, causing rain by
Tuesday morning in the middle Atlantic
states, the lower lake regions and the Ohio
and Tennessee valleys, and lighter showers
in the interior of the south Atlantic and
east gulf states.
Clearing ard colder weather is probab BILE In
the west gulf states. Lower temperature
will prevail in the Ohio valley, middle At
lantlc states anQ southern New England.
The Mississippi has ceased to rise at
Helena and a crest height Of 40 feet. The
flood has nearly attained its maximum far
Their south.
Rivars-The following changes in the
rivers dn feet and tenths) have occurred:
Risen-Vicksburg, o.; New Orleans, O3.
Fallen - Memphis. 0.5: Helena, Ark, OIL.
Above the danger line and rising-Vicks-
ger line and falling-Memphis, 20; Helena.
Ark, go.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) was reported during the past twen-
ty-four hours: Wichita. 1.6S; Lafayette, La,
ia; Weatherford, Tax, 30.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
ton, 1; receiving reservoir, temperature,
IS: condition at north connection, 8; condi-
ton at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir, temperature, Sc; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effiuent gate house,
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1924 p.m.; high tide,
5:55 am. and 6:S1 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 12:44 am. and 10
p. m; high tide. GAO am. and ZIG pm.
The Sum and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, GAO
pm.
Moon rises. Alp am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Sun rises, SILT am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:19 PM: extin-
gushing begun at 4:25 am. The lighting is
b: gun one hour before the, time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:34 pm; extin-
guished at 4:+0 am.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings OF the
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
April IL. 4 pm. So; s p.m.. "a: IL mid
night. GO.
April 1S am, q: S am. &C; II noon.
Il; pm. 80.
Maximum. So. at pm, April Ia; mini
mum, So, at @ am, April H.
The following were the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours. beginning at p.
m. yesterday:
April IL, pm. 29.S7; pm. 29.S8; II
midnight, 1851.
April Is. am. 2oss: s am. as.a5; noon.
2999: Pm, 1916.