Evening star., 1901-04-04
FAIR TONIGHT, WITH FROSTs,
Friday Fair, Warmer; Fresh WesterI,
Winds.


Winds.
Forecast till 8 pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, fair tonight, with frosts; Friday
fair warmer; fresh westerly winds.
weather conditions and general forecast
The storm is central this morning off the
New Jersey coast with somewhat dimin-
ished intensity. 1t has caused northeas st
to east gales on the middle and north
coasts, and high south to west winds on the
south coast, for which warnings were is
sued at the proper time. Rain extended
into New England and continued in the
middle Atlantic states. In the eastern
lower lake region and western Pennsyl-
vania heavy snow fell, causing much inter-
ruption to traffic and to telegraph service
This morning, however clear or partly
cloudy weather is quite general east of the
Rocky mountains. except in the middle
states and New England.
Inc temperatures have risen considerably
from Texas northeastward through the up
per MISSISSIPPI valley, have fallen to the
northwestward of this district, and
changed but little elsewhere. In the south
ern states they continue from 6 to l6 de-
grees below the seasonal average.
The weather will be fair tonight and Fri
day in the middle, south Atlantic and east
gulf states. There will be rain or snow
in New England tonight, followed by fair
weather Friday. Snow is also probable to-
night in northern New York and along
Lake Ontario. In the southwest unsettled
weather will prevail with possibly showers,
extending Friday into the west gulf states
and lower Ohio valley.
1t will be colder tonight or Friday in the
slope region, and generally warmer Friday
east of the Mississippi river except in New
England
IN 1CIa hi.rl, -,
easterly winds will shift to northwesterly,
continuing high; on the middle Atlantic
coast they will shift to northwest erly
again increasing in force and on the south
Atlantic coast they will be fresh Westerly
Storm warnings are displayed from Della
ware Breakwater to Eastport.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have northwest gales and
clearing weather for the first three days
out from New York and Boston.
The following heavy precipitation Din
fnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours Portland, Me-, 2.O2;
Boston, 1.1G; Oswego, 11s.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer April "a pm, 40; pm.
40; II midnight, 40. April A am, 80; s
a M, ~; 10 noon, IL; . pm 40 Maximum,
%. at 1:3O pm, April 4; minimum, 80, at 4
am, April 4.
Barometer: April 81 pm, - %; p.m,
29.35; l. midnight, 294s. April A am
800; am, 1856; noon, % So; D. m, %. 20
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at y
a m: Great Falls, temperature, "A; condi-
tion, /; receiving reservoir, temperature
46; condition at north connection 1; condi-
tfon at south connection, 3; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 47; condition at
infiuent gate house, 2; eftiuent gate
house, ..
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:32 am. and 3 pm:
high tide, $50 am. and S:4S pm.
TomorrOw-Low tide, 3,O5 am. and 334
pm; high tide, 9:O1 am. and 9:24 pm
The sun md Moon
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, 627
pm.
Moon rises, us pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:39 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 are and incandescent lamps lighted tif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise