Evening star., 1900-04-17
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
They Are Also Indicated for Tomor.
row.

They Are Also Indicated for Tomor-
Forecast Till pm. Wcdnesday.-For the
District Of Columbia. Eastern Pennsylva-
MIA, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia. showers tonight and Wednesday:
increasing southeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The western disturbance has advanced to
southwestern Iowa with an increase in
strength, and the rain area has been ex-
Tended over the middle Atlantic states Rain
mas fallen generally throughout the central
valleys and the lake regions and exception
ally heavy rainfalls are reported in the
mode gulf states, the heaviest of these.
80 inches In twcnty-four hours, occurring
aL Merlulan. Miss, where considera BILE dam
age has been caused by the flooding of
small streams
over the eastern half OF the country the
temperature Is about the seasonal average
IN she ROCKY mountain districts the tenn
perature is below the normal and the line
OF freezing weather is traced to southern
Colorado, where heavy frost is reported.
showers are indicated for the Atlantic
coast coast and east gulf states, tho upper Ohio
valley. and the lower lake region during
the next thirty-six hours. In the middle
gulf states and lower Ohio valley showers
VIII De followed by clearing and colder
weather will be fair and colder. with con-
oetlons favorable for frosts in the interior
tonight.
Along the Atlantic coast the winds will
increase in force from tho southeast. On
the gulf coast brisk to high southerly winds
will shift to northwesterly.
storm signals are displayed on the gulf
coast from New Orleans to Cedar Keys,
to West Point, Va Advisory messages
nave been sent to stations on the Atlantic
coast from Delaware Brcakwater to New
York city, and on the Florida coast from
Tampa to Jupiter
The following heavy precipitations dn
.nches) mas been reported during the past
1Wenty-four hours: Des Moines, 100; Keo-
knR, n Ia; Chattanooga, 2.72; Nashville
dian aouqas, eat AherdaeE doa VieksDIrg SIS; Meri-
Miss, $50; Waynesboro, Miss, 300; Lafay-
cite, La. 832.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
4, The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
nlng at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: April 1874 p.m., 70: 8 pm..
o.; IL midnight, 50. April ia am, SO;
am: 6s; y noon Go; 2 pm, II. Maxi
mum; nt H. II at an2,, pm April II; minimum, IS.
OF Barometer: Sa April 1874 pm, aoa1, 8 pm,
@ 90 S5; II midnight, 3032 April IA am,
oo'ao; am, 3O31; noon, 25; 2 pm, 80 90
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am. April II: Great Falis-Temperature
perature, 81; condition at north connection.
~: condition at south connection, S6 Dis
trlbuting eservoir-Tenperature.5 "a: condi-
e e,on ain at infiuent ue gate house, SO; eff1uent
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 3:3s am and 4:16 p.m.;
hlgh tide. 9:34 am. and 9:d pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:145 am and 1857
Pm; nigh tide, 1913 am. and 10.31 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises. $40 am; sun sets, e:4o
Moon rises, 9:s5 PM
T0morrow-sun rises b:1sa-m.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by Ts1s PM: extin-
guishlng begun at 4:27 am The lighting
Is oegun one hour before the time named.
arc lamps lighted at 7:e8 pm; extin-
guished at 4:42 am