Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-18

Brisk to High Easterly Winds In
licated.

bflSA u HIGH EdSterIy "lnOS
dicated.
Forecast till" pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Delaware, rain to-
night and Friday; brisk to high easterly
winds.
For Maryland and Virginia, rain tonight
and Friday; colder Friday in western por-
tion; brisk to high easterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The western storm has divided into two
sections and moved eastward. The north
ern section is central this morning over
Ohio, and the southern one over south
eastern Mississippi. These storms have
caused general rains in the gulf states, the
Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the lake
region, followed by clearing weather in
the upper Mississippi valley. Heavy thun-
derstorms occurred in the west and middle
gulf states, New Orleans reporting a rain
fall of 5.4S inches in twelve hours.
1t is decidedly colder from Texas north
eastward through the upper lake region,
and somewhat warmer on either side of
this district, except in the Atlantic coast
| states Heavy frosts occurred, as forecast,
in the southwest, the middle slope and
lower Missouri valley.
There will be rain tonight and Friday in
the Atlantic states, and tonight in the
lower lake region and upper Ohio valley,
probably continuing Friday as rain or
snow in the eastern lower lake region, and
along the western slope of the Alleghenies.
1t will be colder over the rain area, and
be warmer Friday in the lower Ohio val
ley and the southwest. Heavy frosts will
be experienced tonight in the northern and
central portions of the west and middle gulf
states, and possibly light frosts in the
southern portion, almost to the coast.
There will also be heavy frosts tonight in
kentucky and western and central Ten
nessee.
On the New England and middle At
lantfc coast the winds will be brisk to high
eaSterly; on the south coast they will be
brisk and possibly high east to south
Storm warnings displayed ION the At
lantic coast from Miami to PASSPORT and
on the gulf coast from New Orleans to Key
West.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have brisk easterly, shift
Ing to northerly winds and rain to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
| inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Indianapolis, 1876; Cairo,
Los; Little Rock, 2.02; Shreveport 224;
5.4S; Palestine, ZIG; Meridian, PAP Ten
nessee, Dyersburg, 2.24; Alabama, Tuscum-
bia, Id; Livingston. 1.sG; Mississippi,
Lake. 2;14; Jackson, 200: Aberdeen, 2.14;
kansas, Brinkley, 10; Malvern. 232; Pine
Bluff, 1.S2; Prescott, 2.2S; TeXarkana, los;
Warren, pa; Texas, Dublin, 10; Hearne,
2.O4; Longview, 2.20; Louisiana, Amite, 2.24;
Minden. go; Monroe, 1.9O.
The display Of storm warnings on Lakes
Michigan, Huron and Pepin for the
son of 1901 was begue on Tuesday, the
18th instant. They will be resumed on
Lakes Erie and Ontario April 20, and
on Lake Superior at the time Of the open
ing of the locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
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 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: April IA pm, 6s; 8
pm. So; II midnight. Al. April 1s-4 am,
"A; am, AZ; II noon, 49, pm, Al. Maxi
mum-66, at 4 pm. April II. Minimum
AZ. at am. April 10.
Barometer: April IA pm, 3O.O6; 8
pm, $1,000; IL midnight, 30. 10. April 1S-4
am. 30.14; am, 3O.15; noon, 3O11;
pm. 80. 10.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, 2; receiving reservoir, temperature 81:
condition at north connection, 1; condition
at south connection, 4; distributing reser-
voir. temperature, So; condition at inf1uent
gate house, 8; efiiuent gate house, 10.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1888 am. and 40 p.m:
high tide, 1907 am. and 7:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:4S am and 234
PM; high tide, 1853 am. and 1922 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 51S am; sun sets. Gal
pm.
New moon, 4:37 pm. today.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES SIT 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-fve minutes before sunrise.