Evening star., 1899-04-24
TONIGHT'S WEATHER.
Unsettled, but Generally Fair, PO


Unsettled, but Generally Fair, Pos
sibly Showers.
Forecast till pm Tuesday-F'or the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland,
unsettled, but generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, possibly showers tonight; fresh
southerly winds.
For Virginia, fair in eastern, showers in
western portion tonight. Tuesday, fair;
fresh southeasterly winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
Since Saturday an area of cloudiness and
showers has moved from the Mississippi
valley and the southwest over the Ohio
valley, the lower lake region and the south
Atlantic states.
Showers have also occurred in the north
ern Rocky mountain region. and during the
last twenty-four hours rain has fallen in
Oregon and California.
The temperature changes have been un-
important.
An area of low barometer has occupied
the plateau region, and the barometer is
relatively low over the middle Mississippi
valley.
During tonight and Tuesday showers will
probably occur in the Ohio valley and the
lower lake region, and thence over the in
terror of the middle Atlantic states. Fair
weather will prevail in New England and
the southern states.
Along the Atlantic coast the winds will be
L.
The lower Mississippi will remain nearly
stationary from NickSburg southwark with
a falling tendency. The Missouri is above
the danger line at Omaha and Kansas City.
1t will fall slowly at Omaha, but will con-
tinue to rise at Kansas City for another
day two. This rise has reached St.
Louis. where there has been an increase of
feet since Saturday, and it will begin to
appear at Cairo during today.
The following heavy precipitation lin
incheSt been TGDOCted
twenty-fOur hours: Chattanooga, 1.52
Montgomery, I2O; Union Springs, Ala,
$50
For the twenty-four hours ending am.
Sunday: Chattanooga, 2.4G; Oklahoma,
1.04; Corinth, Miss, 20S.
The display of wind signals on the great
lakes will not be resumed until the break
ing up of ice opens navigation This may
not occur before April %.
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-April %, pm, II; 8 pm,
&c; l. midnight, 81. April "a, am So; =
a. m, 81 l. noon. %: pm, rs.
Maximum, rs, at = pm. April "a mini
mum, 4s, at q am. April "a
Barometer-April %. 1 pm, 3O16: pm.
3O.16; Il midnight. 3016. April "a 4 am
30 II; S am. 30.15; noon, 30.12; pm 300
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at g
am: Great Falls, temperature, g.; condi-
tlon, SO: receiving reservoir. temperature.
6S; condition at north connection, So; condi-
tion at south connection, 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, e.; condition at in
fluent gate house, Sc; effiuent gate house,
30.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 12:49 am. and "a D. m
nigh tide, 6:46 m. and 7:04 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:27 am. and 900
p. m; high tide, 7:2S am. and 7:49 pm
The sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises. 500 am; sun sets. 6:47
pm.
Moon rises, 5:5S pm.
Full moon. 2:22 pm. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, sos am
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:54 pm; ex-
tinguiShing begun at All a m. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at I:39 pm; extin-
guished at 4:32 am.