Evening star., 1900-10-08
RAIN TONIGHT.
Clearing Tuesday; Colder, Fresh to
Brisk NOrthWesterly Winds.

Clearing Tuesday; Colder, Fresh to
Brisk NOrthHvesterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict Of Columbia Maryland and Virginia.
rain tonight. followed by clearing Tuesday;
much colder tonight. except on the coast:
colder Tuesday fresh to brisk Northwestern
ly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high pressure which has domi-
mated the weather during the last forty
eight hours is central this morning in the
middle Mississippi valley. 1t will advance
eastward during the next thirty-six hours
reaching the Atlantic coast districts by
Tuesday.
Rain has fallen during the last twenty
four hours in the lower Mississippi valley
along the gulf and south Atlantic coast in
In" OHIO valley and the lower lake region.
During the twenty-fOur hours ending at
5 am. Sunday rain fell in the central Mis-
s!ssippi valley. the Ohio valley. the upper
lake region and along the gulf coast
Rain is indicated for tonight and Tuesday
in New England and along the Atlantic
coast districts. Rain will also occur along
he generally fair.
There will be material fall in tempera-
ture east of the Appalachian mountains and
in northern Florida and southern Georgia.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coasts fresh southerly winds will Shift TO
brisk northwesterly. On the south Atlantic
coast the winds will be mostly fresh south
to east shifting to northwesterly by Tues
day over the lakes the winds will be fresh
northwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: New Orleans. 1.24; Mo-
bile leo; Louisville 1o2; oswego, LOG;
Rochester, 1.3O. Waynesboro, Miss, $40.
During the twenty-four hours ending at
sa- m Sunday: Port Arthur, Ito; Montgom-
cry, l.O2; Moorhead. 1.02: Indianapolis POO;
Keokuk, PA: Port Gibson. Miss. 30;
Batesville, Miss, 1.54: Corinth, Miss, 1.9O;
Dyersburg, Tenn, 1.6.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm yesterday:
Thermometer-October Z, pm. so: 8
pm. ~ II midnight, 70 October s. a. M
20: am, Il; II noon, -; pm. II. Max
imum so. at ! p. m. October Z; minimum
60. al 4 a m, October =.
Barometer-October .. pm. 30.07; s
pm. 3o.o6; II midnight. :;uo1. October =.
am. 1902; S am, 3O.O1; noon, 30 o.; 2
pm, 3oO3.
VP-Ri~er Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reported both rivers clear at
that place today
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great FaIls-Temperature 49, con-
dition. 80. Receiving eservoir-Tempera-
ture. 10; condition at north connection, SO;
condition at south connection, 30. Distrib-
uting reservOir-Temperature "a: condition
at infiuent gate house, Sc; efiuent gate
house 36.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide "a q. and "a pm.
high tide 7:1G "A m and :49 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:25 a IN. and 2:SS
pm; high tide, S:l5 m. and S:39 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6.3 am; sets. 1:,2
pm.
Moon rises 5:23 p. M; moon full. SIS IA m.
today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6D7 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
fOrty-five minutes before sunrise.