Evening star., 1901-09-18
RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
Winds. Increasing In
Force.

Force.
Forecast till pm Thursday:
For the District of Columbia, eastern
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, rain tonight and
Thursday; northeasterly winds, increasing
in force.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The West Indian storm is central this
morning near the Georgia coast with as yet
no increase in intensity, and is moving
northeastward. 1t has thus far caused
moderately high winds on the east gulf
and portions of the south Atlantic coasts.
The. rainfall in the south Atlantic states
has been excessive, ranging from 1.50 inch
to over 750 inches during the past twenty
four hours.
In the interior the high pressure and cool
wave continues and there has been fur
ther fall In temperature as far as the
Rocky mountains with general frosts, ex-
cept In the Ohio valley and the southwest.
In the middle Atlantic states, New England
and the lower lake region temperatures
are also considerably lower and some rain
has fallen.
Atlantic states, followed by fair weather
Thursday over the southern portion. There
will be rain tonight and Thursday in the
middle Atlantic and northern portion of the
south Atlantic states
1t will be decidedly cooler in the south
Atlantic states.
In the lower lake region, the Ohio valley
and the east gulf states the weather will
be fair and cool with light frosts, probably
extending as far south as extreme northern
Alabama and Mississippi.
On the Atlantic coast the winds will be
northeasterly, increasing in force; on the
south Atlantic coast they will be north
west to northeast, becoming high by We'd
nesday night; on the east gulf coast they
will be fresh northerly, and on the lower
lakes fresh west to northwest.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh west to north
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks
The following heavy precipitation dn
lnches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours:
Albany, Ga, 2.5s; Eastman Ca, 2.1O: Mil
len, Ga, 1.66; Saint Georges, s. c., 1.94:
Saint Matthews. S. c., 1.5O; Norfolk, 2.24;
Augusta, 3.64; Charlotte, PIG; Raleigh 2.4O:
Cape Henry, 154; Hephzibah, Ga, ZOO;
Camak, Ga, 6.04; Columbia, S. c., 31S;
Greenwood, S. c., 2.94; Union Point. Ga.
200; Washington, Ca, 270 Opelika, Ala,
I56; Union Springs Ala. 220; Eufaula.
Ala, 7.62; Columbus. Ca. 294; Gainesville.
Ga. SIS; spartanburg, S. c., PA; Wart
Point. Ga, 80; Cheraw, S. c., $40; Colds
boro', N. c., 1876; Lumberton, N. c., 2.OS;
Weldon. N. c., 201; Atlanta, 2.16; Macon,
24S
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Savannah to New York.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at I'm. yesterday:
ermometer-September IT, pm, 60: 8
pm, 62: II midnight. 62. September Is. 4
IN, 80; 8 am, 60; II noon, 80: pm. 50.
Maximum, Y, at 2:3O pm, September II;
minimum, 5s at 10 am. September Is.
Barometer.september et Il, a p pm; 2os5;
ber 1s. am, 2997; 8 am, 5000; noon.
5000; pm, 5000.
Mercury Down to 60.
The temperature registered today by
House & Herrmann's standard thermome-
ter was as follows: 8 am, 60; II noon, 81 !;
pm, Co.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, II; con-
dition, l; receiving reservoir, temperature
76; condition at north connection, l; con-
dition at south connection, 10; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 76; condition at in
fluent gate house, %.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:35 I'm. and 5:35 pm ;
high tide, II Is am. and 11:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:17 am. and 6:14
pm; high tide, 11:53 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:43 am; sun SETS
6:O6 pm.
Moon sets, $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:44 a. m.
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 hf-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.