Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16
GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT.
Colder Thursday: Brisk to High
SOutherly Winds.

SOutherly Winds.
Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia, New Jersey, Della
ware and Maryland, generally fair tonight
ana Thursday; colder Thursday; brisk to
high southerly winds, shifting to north
westerly.
For Virginia, generally fair tonight and
Thursday: colder in northern portion Thurs
day; brisk to high southerly winds shifting
to northwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm Tuesday morning over North
Dakota moved OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with in
creasing intensity, and this morning OBJ
tains as a storm of decided intensity, CEN
trail over northern Lake Huron.
The temperature has fallen decidedly, yet
still continues generally much above the
seasonal average in upper Michigan. Wis
consin and Illinois, and thence westward to
the Rockies; generally elsewhere it has
risen.
Rains or SHOWS have fallen in northern
New England northern New York, the
lower lake region, upper Ohio valley, the
northern portion Of the upper lake region
and southeastern Louisiana.
Rains or SHOWS are indicated for New
England northeastern New York and the
lower lake region Thursday. The condi-
lions in the gulf states west of Florida are
unsettled, and there is strong probability
of rains in those states.
Lower temperatures are indicated for
New England, Tennessee, the Ohio valley
and lower lake region, and in the south At
lantic and gulf states, except on the imme-
date coast.
Brisk to high southerly winds, shifting to
westerly and northwesterly gales are indi-
Gated for the New England and middle At
lantic coasts, and fresh to brisk south
westerly winds, becoming northwesteriy,
for the south Atlantic coast.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware breakwater to
PASSPORT.
west Of the British Isles, and are high off
Newfoundland.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh south to south
west winds. increasing to gale force to the
Grand Banks.
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
al pm. yesterday
ermometer-January Is, pm, 81; 8
pm, 40; IL midnight, 80. January 16, 4
a m, 80; am, 40; II noon, So; p.m GO.
Maximum, 81, at pm, January 16; mini
mum, 30 at am, January 10.
Barometer-January 10, pm, $3.50; 8
pm, 1884; II midnight, 1852 January
16, 4 am. 2o.74; am. 1900; noon, %. go;
2 pm, 1856.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, SO; condi-
ton, 4: receiving reservoir temperature SO;
condition at north connection, 3; condition
at south connection. 5; distributing reser-
voir, temperature, IS; condition at infiuent
gate house, 10; eff1uent gate house, q.
Tide Table. a
Today-Low tide, 1928 am. and :36
pm; high tide, 4:O4 a m. and 4:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:35 am; high
tide, 5:07 am. and 5:42 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:20 am; sun sets, 4 80
pm.
Moon rises, 4:36 m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 100 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.