Evening star., 1899-02-02
NOT so COLD TONIGHT.
Light to Fresh Winds, Mostly East
erIy. Indicated.

Forecast till p. m. Frday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland,
partly cloudy tonight and Friday; not so
cold tonight; light to fresh Winds mostly
easterly.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
Friday, possibly rain in extreme southern
portion tonight not cold tonight; light
to fresh easterly winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
The cold weather continues generally east
of the Rocky mountains, except in~ti,e
south. There has, however. been a rise in
temperature of from 10 to 30 degrees in the
Ohio valley and lower lake region. In the
middle and northern slope region and the
extreme northwest the severe cold weather
continues.
Temperatures range from IS to % de-
grees below zero in the Dakotas and Mon
tana. and the line of zero temperature ex-
tends to the southern border of eastern
Colorado and western Kansas.
The low pressure area west of the Rocky
mountains is gradually yielding to the in
fluence of the pressure area to the north
eastward and the temperatures have fallen
considerably in the middle and northern
plateau region.
There have been light rains in the gulf
states, and scattered local SHOWS over the
remaining districts. except in the Ohio val
ley and the Atlantic states On the Pacific
ern and rain in the southern portion. with
d fall in temperature ranging from to 10
degrees.
Fair weather is indicated for the New
England states and partly cloudy to cloudy
weather in the gulf and remaining Atlantic
states, with rain from Louisiana northeast
ward through North Carolina. Rain is also
indicated for tonight in Arkansas. Tennes-
see and portions Of Kentucky, and partly
cloudy weather in the upper Ohio valley
and lower lake regions.
Light to fresh northeriy winds are indi-
Gated for the north Atlantic states and
light to fresh easterly winds for the middle
and south Atlantic and east gulf states.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer: February IA pm, 20; s
pm, IS; II midnight 15 February "a
am IA; am, Il; IL noon, %; pm, 30.
Maximum, 80, at pm February .; mini
mum, 10, at am. February 2
Barometer: February IL pm, 30.37; s
pm, 3o.37 II midnight, 30.32 February
II am. 3O.2I; pm, 1924; noon, 1924;
pm, 1920.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
a.m--ireat Falls, temperature, 81: condi
ton, 10; receiving reservoir. temperature.
33; condition at north connection. %; condi-
ton al south connection, s; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 30; condition at in
fluent gate house, D; effiuent gate house, 4.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, Go am. and 7:0S pm. !;
high tide, 12:2S pm.
TomorroW-Low tide. 7:12 am and S:O7
pm; high tide, 1888 a m. and 1:17 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:0S am; sun sets, $40
pm.
Moon rises 1920 a. m, tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1907 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 6:31 pm; extin
gushing begun at 613 am. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 6:16 pm; extin-
guished at G:2S am