Evening star., 1902-02-21
RAIN OR sNoW TONIGHT.
Saturday Probably Rain; Fresh North
east to North Winds.

Forecast TIL pm. Saturday-For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, rain or snow tonight. Saturday prob
ably rain; fresh northeast to north winds
For Virginia, rain tonight and probably
Saturday: fresh to Brisk northerly winds,
becoming northwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance, central Thursday morn
ing on the middle gulf coast. has spread
eastward and northeastward, and forms
this morning a shallow depression. cover
Ing the south Atlantic and east gulf states
with two local storm centers, one in Mis-
sissippi and the other off the South Caro-
lima coast.
Sleet has fallen from southern New York
southwark to northern Virginia. and rain
In the south Atlantic and gulf states. Rain
mixed with sleet has also fallen in the Ohio
valley and snow in the middle Mississippi
valley.
The temperature has risen in Virginia.
Maryland the District Of Columbia, the
upper Ohio valley and the lower lake
region. 1t has fallen somewhat in the
lower Mississippi valley.
The weather will continue unsettled to-
night and Saturday. with snow or rain in
the lake region and the middle Atlantic
states. 1t will clear tonight In the south
Atlantic and east gulf states with slightly
lower temperature.
Hc temperature VIII rise tOHlBHl III east
ern New York and eastern Pennsylvania
and fall In Florida.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be brisk northeasterly tonight
probably becoming northerly Saturday. On
the south Atlantic coast fresh northerly
winds will shift to westerly. On the east
gulf coast fresh to brisk northwester1y
winds will prevail.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Boston to Delaware
Breakwater
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh to brisk north
to northeast winds and probably snow to
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
"a hours: Tampa. 2.5S; Key West, 29S.
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
at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-February 20: pm, 35; 8
pm, "a: II midnight, SO. February 81:
am, 81; am, 20; noon, 80; pm. 81
Maximum. 30. at p M. February 70; mini
mum, 2S, at q am, February Il.
Barometer-Feoruary 20: pm, 5000: 8
pm. 80 %: IL midnight, 30. 10. February p:
4 am. 30.1O; am, 1905; noon, 1895; 2
pm. 1856 4 ase4.,-.s
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton, 30; Da1ecarlia reservoir, temperature.
33; condition at north connection SO; con-
dition dit a, south cenpection SO; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, "a: con-
dition at influentg gateheuse SO; condition
at effiuent gateho,fse. 80; Washington city
reservoir. Temperature 33: condition at
intiuent. SO; condition, at efiuent, 50.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1907 "a m; and 1:29 p.m.;
I'M.
Tomorrow-LoW- tide. 1855 m: and 2:2O
pm; high tide, 1858 am. and s:1S pm.
The san ana Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:47Ia. M; sun sets, SAP
pm. ~ ~
Moon rises. SOC PM
Tomorrow-sun rises GAS am.
The City Lights.
The city Hghts- and -naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandeseent lamps lighted f1f-
teen minutes after sunset ana exttnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.