Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
DECIDEDLY COLDER.
OvercOats Will Probably Have to BE
ButtOned Closely.

Forecast till pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia fair tonight and Friday;
colder decidedly so tonight; light to fresh
northwesterly winds.
For Maryland, fair tonight and Friday;
colder, decidedly so in eastern portion to-
| night; northwesterly winds, fresh to brisk
on the coast
For Virginia. fair tonight and Friday
colder tonight and in eastern portion Fri
day; northwesterly winds. fresh to brisk on
the coast.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Shows or rains have fallen in the Atlantic
states, lake regions, upper Ohio valley, up
per Mississippi valley, and the northern pla-
teau region.
The temperature has fallen decidedly
from Ohio and lower Michigan southwest
ward over central Texas and southwark to
northern Florida; it has risen with marked
changes in the upper Mississippi valley,
southeastern Idaho, central wyoming and
western South Dakota.
The storm is central this morning to the
eastward of southern New England, with
secondary disturbance over eastern Lake
Superior.
Fair weather is indicated for the middle
Atlantic, south Atlantic and gulf states,
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, and occa-
sional SHOWS in New England, northern
portions of New York and Pennsylvania,
and the lower lake region Friday, with
lower temperature in the southern potion
of the middle Atlantic states, the south At
lantic states and the lower lake region
Severe frosts and freezing weather are
indicated tonight in the south Atlantic and
gulf states and northern Florida, except on
the immediate coast of the west gulf states,
and lighter frosts in north central Florida.
Fresh to brisk winds, generally north
westerly, are indicated for the Atlantic
coast.
Steamers which depart today for Eu-
ropean ports will have brisk northwesterly
winds to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm yesterday:
Thermomet 3d. pm, "a; 8
pm, 81; II midnight, 2S. January 81, 4
am, %; am, 30; IL noon. 81; 2 pm, 81.
Maximum "a, at pm. January 30; mini
mum, %, at IL midnight, January 30.
MISUNDERSTANDING 80. 4 pm. 1915; 8
pm. 29.74 IL midnight. 1914. January 81.
4 am. 29.76; am, 29S2; noon, .29S 2
.. m, 2977.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
ton, "a; receiving reservoir temperature,
"a; condition at north connection SO: condf-
ton at south connection, Is; distributing
reservoir temperature, "a; condition at in
fluent gate house. %: eff1uent gate house, 10.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1874 am; high tide,
5:14 a. m. and 5:35 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1919 a. M and 12:3l
pm; high tide, 6:14 am. and 6.y4 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, ITO am; sun sets. b:l7
pm.
Moon sets. 5:2S am. tomorrow.
TomorrOw-Sun rises, 1903 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 If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tve minutes before sunrise.