Evening star., 1902-02-27

Forecast till pm. Friday:
For the District of Columbia and Virginia,
rain tonight and Friday: rising temperature
tonight; increasing southerly winds.
For Maryland, rain tonight and Friday;
increasing southerly winds.
Weather conditions and general foreca st !:
The depression that covered the middle
Rocky mountain region "Wednesday morn
ing has moved eastward and is central this
morning as a storm of marked strength in
northwestern Arkansas. Strong winds have
prevailed over western Texas, Oklahoma
and the southern slope region. The barom-
eter is remarkably low in all parts of the
country. In the center of the storm area
the unusually low reading of 2S.94 inches
was reported this morning.
Very little rain fell on Wednesday. except
on the Pacific coast and thence eastward to
the western slope of the Rocky mountains.
This morning it is raining in the Mississippi
valley the east gulf states and Tennessee,
and rain. accompanied by thunder storms,
has also fallen in Texas and Arkansas.
The temperature has risen in the Ohio
and lower Mississippi valleys.
The rain area will spread eastward to the
Atlantic coast districts tonight, continuing
Friday. Higher temperature will prevail
generally east of the Appala chians. 4-.e
weather will clear in the lower Mississippi
valley early Friday, with somewhat lower
temperG ture.
On the middle and south Atlantic coast
the winds will be southerly, increasing in
force. On the gulf coast high southery
winds will shift to westerly tonight.
Storm warnings are displayed on the gulf
coast from Brownsville to Punta Rassa.
and on the Atlantic coast from Key West
to New York.
Steamers which depart Thursday for Eu-
ropean ports will have light variable winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation TN
inches) has been reported during the past
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Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following We're the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the tWent nty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Februar 26 4 pm, 81; 8
pm, A; II midnight, So February -, 4
am, "a: S am, 33: noon 53: pm. 81.
Maximum, 81. at pm. February 81; min
fmun, 80, at am. February q.
Barometer-February 26 4 pm. -. 20;
pm. 29.74 12 midnight, 1854. February y,
am, 29.S4: am, 29.S4; noon, 1855: 2
pm, $50.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, 30; cond-
ton, ]; Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera ture,
3:5; condition at north connection, l &: cOndi-
ton at south connection, 3: Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 30; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house. 4; condition at
efhuent gate house, g.
Tide Table
TOday-Low tide, $50 m. and sos pm
high tide, 1:22 am. and 30 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. GIL am. and 6:5O
pm; high tide, 1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises. 6:3S am. sun sets, 5:4S
pm.
Moon rises, 11:11 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:36 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 ia
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.