Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21

Clearing and Colder Thursday-In-
creasiny Winds,

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| creasing Winds.
| Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, rain and warmer tonight; rain
followed by clearing and colder Thursday
| increasing and high southeas terly. shifting
| to southwesterly winds.
| Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance which occupied north
| western Texas Tuesday morning has adj
| vanced to the middle Mississippi valley with
| a marked increase in strength. and has
| caused rain in the south Atlantic and gulf
| states and the Ohio valley and rain or
| snow in the lower Missouri and upper Mis-
| sissipp valleys and the southwestern lake
! region. In the southwestern states, clear
ing and colder weather has followed the
| passage of this disturbance. Rain has con-
tinued in the middle and north Pacific coast
states and over the northern plateau
| region.
On the gulf coast high southerly winds
| have shifted to westerly, and winds have
| increased to brisk and high from the south
| east on the south Atlantic coast.
| During the next thrty-siX hours the Mis-
sissippi valley storm will move north of
east, carrying the rain area over the middle
| and north Atlantic states. In the Ohio val
| ley and the east gulf states rain will be fol-
| lowed by colder and clearing weather. In
the west gulf states the weather will con-
| tinue fair with rising temperature Thurs
| day.
On the north Atlantic coast the winds will
| increase and become high from the south
east with rain or snow. Rain and high
| southeasterly winds will prevail on the
! middle Atlantic coast and the winds will
shift to westerly Thursday. On the south
Atlantic coast high southeastern winds md
rain will be followed by clearing and colder
weather and brisk westerly winds
Storm signals are displayed from New
Orleans to EaStport
The following heavy precipitation lin
| 1nches) has been reported during the past
| twenty-four hours: Little Rock 12O Mem
| phis, LOG.
! Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
| thermometer and barometer at the wea Their
| bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: February 20 pm. 30: 3
pm, 70; II midnight, 81. February 21-l
am, 30 am, 20; II noon, rs: pm, A.
Maximum, II, at pm. February y;
minimum, p, at am February p.
Barometer: February 90 pm 3O3S: 8
pm, 30.3S: II midnight, 1924. February u
= am, 1913; am, 1924; noon, 80. IL;
2 pm, 1904.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
| am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
/ ton, .; receiving reservoir. temperature 33:
condition at north connection, 6: condition
at south connection. =: distributing reser-
| Voir, temperature, 80; condition at influent
| gate house, 2; efiuent gate house 2
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:31 am. and 7:21 pm ;
| high tide, 1922 pm.
| Tomorrow-Low tide. 7:2O am and S:19
| Pm; high tide, 1874 am. and 1:24 pm.
| The sun and Moon
| Today-Sun rises GAG a m. sun sets 5:42
| pm.
| Moon rises 1880 am tomorrow.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, 644 am
| The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by 500 PM; ex-
| tinguishing begun at 5:51 am. The light
| ing is begun one hour before the time
| named.
Arc lamps lighted at 8:O7 pm. extin-
| guished al SOC am.