Evening star., 1901-12-28
RAIN, WARMER TONIGHT.
Sunday Clearing and Colder; Increas-
Ing Northeasterly Winds.

ing Northeasterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Sunday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, rain and warmer tonight.
Sunday clearing and colder; increasing
northeasterly winds, becoming northwest
erly.
For Maryland. rain tonight, Sunday
clearing, with colder in western portion;
fresh northeasteriy winds, increasing.
For Virginia, rain tonight, Sunday clear
ing, with colder in western portion; fresh
to brisk northeasterly winds, increasing.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of low pressure, central Friday
morning in Kansas, has moved southeast
ward and now appears as moderate de-
preston in the lower Mississippi valley. An
extensive area of high pressure is moving
southeastward over the middle Rocky
mountain region. and second area of low
pressure is moving southeastward from the
British northwest.
The weather has been fair In the northern
and central portions of the country. and
cloudy with rain in the gulf states, Tennes-
see, Georgia, South Carolina and the coast
region of Texas.
The temperature has risen in the lower
Mississippi valley, and fallen sharply in the
middle Rocky mountain and plateau regions
and in the middle Missouri valley.
Rain is indicated for tonight and Sunday
in the lower lake region, eastern New York.
eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Del
a"uiS III lHts SOulu Al
lantic states and Florida.
1t will be much colder tonight in the
southwest, with a cold wave in Arkansas,
eastern Texas. Louisiana, Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Alabama. 1t will be colder Sun
day in Florida, the south Atlantic states
and the Ohio valley.
The winds on the south Atlantic coast
will be brisk to high northeasterly tonight.
becoming westerly Sunday. On the middle
Atlantic coast the winds will be fresh
northeasterly and increasing tonight. On
the gulf coast fresh northwesterly winds
will prevail.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Texas coast, and on the Atlantic coast
from Jacksonville to Fort Monroe.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have east to northeast
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Augusta, 1.5G; Macon.
1.26; Galveston 20; Nicksburg, 2.0S; Hail.
fax, 1.32; Sydney, 1.34.
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:
ermometer-December %, pm, "A: S
m, "a; II midnight, %. December oS 4
am, 2s; am, -: noon, IS; pm, 80.
Maximum. A. at pm, December %;
minimum, 26, at am, December %.
Barometer-December 81, q pm, so p: s
p. M, 3O.33; - midnight, 30.34. December
%, am, 3o33; s am. 30.34; noon. 80. %;
pm, 1920.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
at am: Great Falls, temperature, 33;
condition, 4; receiving reservoir, tempera-
ture. 80; condition at north connection, 4;
condition at south connection, IL; distrib
uting reservoir, temperature, 80; condition
at infuent gate house, 9; effiuent gate
house, g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 4:12 am. and 4:31 pm;
high tide, 1905 am. and 1927 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, a. m. and 5:26 p m.
high tide, 1886 am. and 11:16 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:21 a.m.; sun sets, 4;42
pm.
Moon rises, Sal pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:21 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 fif
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.