Evening star., 1901-01-17
COLDER TONIGHT.
Friday Fair; NOrthwesterly WINDS
Fresh to Brisk on the Coast.

Freah to Brisk on the Coast.
Forecast till pm. Friday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, generally fair and colder tonight.
Friday fair; northwesterly winds, fresh to
brisk on the coast.
For Virginia, fair, except probable rains
in southeast portion tonight, and colder
Friday fair; colder in southeast portion
northwesterly winds, fresh to brisk on the
coast.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm this morning is central over
the lower st. Lawrence valley and has
diminished greatly in energy.
High winds and gales are reported from
the lake region and New England.
Rains or SHOWS have fallen in the south
Atlantic states, except Florida, the gulf
states, Missouri valley, lake regions, north
ern New York and northern New England.
The temperature has fallen decidedly in
the lake regions. Ohio valley, Tennessee.
central gulf states. southern portion of the
west gulf states Mississippi valley, central
and upper Missouri valley, northeastern
Colorado and western Wyoming; generally
elsewhere it has risen slightly.
Colder weather is indicated for the at
lantic states and along the gulf coast Fri
day, but the temperatures will be but little.
If any, below the freezing point. No
marked changes In temperature are indi-
Gated for the Ohio valley, Tennessee and
the lower lake region.
Generally fair weather is indicated for
the Atlantic and gulf states, the Ohio val
ley and Tennessee Friday, with occasional
local SHOWS in the lower lake region.
Brisk winds, generally northwesterly, are
indicated for the Atlantic coast.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh to brisk westerly
winds and lower temperature to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation da
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Mobile, 1.1O.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
err bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: January 164 pm, -;
pm, SO; II midnight, 40. January IA
am, 40: am. Al; IL noon. 49, pm. 3s.
Maximum-66. at pm January 16 Mini
mum-3s. at pm. January IT, .
Barometer: January 164 pm, 2955;
pm. 1882: II midnight, 29.85. January II
a am. 97O; am. 1912; noon, 291o;
pm, 29.68.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a.m.: Great Falls. temperature, 36; condi-
ton, 9; receiving reservoir, temperature. 80;
condition at north connection. 8: condition
at south connection, 2; distributing reser-
voir, temperature, 80; condition at infiuent
gate house, 6; efnuent gate house. 16.
Tide Table.
Today-Low Tide, II 35 am; high tide,
5:O7 a. m. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1928 am. and 1928
pm; high tide, 6:07 m. and 6:36 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 1920 am; sun sets, 500
pm.
Moon rises, 5:27 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:19 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-five minutes before sunrise.