Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-08
CLEARING AND COLDER,
Wednesday Fair and Cold; Brisk to
High Northwesterly Winds

High Northwesterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday.-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, rain, followed by clearing and colder
tonight. Wednesday fair and cold; brisk
to high northwesterly winds.
For Virginia, rain tonight; colder In east
ern portion. Wednesday fair and cold
brisk to high northwesterly winds and gales
on the coast.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The storm, central Monday evening
off the South Carolina coast, has moved
northward, increasing greatly in intensity
over night 1t has been attended by heavy
rains and high northeasterly winds from
the southern New England coast to the Nir-
ginia capes. A second storm has moved
eastward over the northern plateau during
the last twenty-four hours, and is central
this morning over the northeastern Rocky
mountain slope.
Rain has fallen generally throughout the
east gulf and south and middle Atlantic
states. There has also been rain on the
north Pacific coast, the northern plateau,
and locally in the upper Missouri valley.
The temperature has fallen ten degrees
to twenty degrees in the Ohio valley, the
east gulf and south Atlantic states. 1t has
risen a like amount in the Missouri and up
per Mississippi valleys and upper lake re-
gion. w
There will be rain tonight and probably
Wednesday in New York, New Jersey and
eastern Pennsylvania and rain tonight in
Maryland, Virginia and the District of
Columbia. Rain, turning into! snow, is in
Dictated for the lower lake region. except
southwestern Ohio tonight and Wedne sday.
1t will be colder tonight in the middle At
lantic states and eastern North Carolina,
and colder Wednesday along the Atlantic
coast. 1t will be warmer Wednesday in
the east gulf states and the. lower Ohio
valley. -
Brisk to high northeas terly winds and
gales will prevail tonight along the New
York and New Jersey coasts, and high
northwesterly winds on the Virginia and
Carolina coasts. Brisk to high northerly,
shifting to northwesterly winds will pre-
vail over the lower lakes tonight diminish
ing somewhat Wednesday. On the gulf
coast light northerly winds will become
fresh southeastery.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Eastport to Hatteras, and
on Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Steamers which depart today for Europe
ports will have high northeasterly winds
and rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Montgomery, LA; Raj
Lynchburg. 1.12: Meridian, 1872; Hephzibah,
Ga, 1.24; Cumberland, Nd, 1.40; Riverton,
Va, 1.1O
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: .e1.
Thermometer-April Z, pm, SO: pm,
"a; u midnight, A.. April 8, am, 40; 5
a M, 43; noon, 40; 2 pm, 43. Maximum.
SO, at pm, April Z. Minimum, Al, at .
am, April 8.
Barometer-Apr;l Z, pm. 1896; pm,
1892; - midnight, 2990. April 8, am,
1913; am, Al; noon, 1884; pm, 1884
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a.m.-Dalecarla reservoir, temperature,
40; condition at north connection, 80; con-
dition at south connection, II; Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, 40: con-
at eff1uent gate house, II; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, As: condition at in
fluent, IL; condition at effluent, 8.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 1:33 am and 2:0S pm. :;
high tide Z 30 am. and pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:19 am. and 2:57
pm; high tide, 1924 am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:34 am; sun sets, $50
pm.
Moon sets, 6:57 pm. new moon, at $50
am.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:32 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiShed
for;y-fiVe minutes before sunrise.