Evening star., 1902-02-24
INCREASING CLoUDINEss,
Probably Rain in the Early Morning;
Rising Temperature.

Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia Maryland and Virginia,
increasing cloudiness tonight, probably
rain In the early morning: rising tempera-
ture tonight. Tuesday probably rain vari-
able winds, becoming fresh southerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area Of low pressure, central Sunday
in Texas, has advanced to the lower Mis-
sissippi valley, increasing somewhat in in
tensity. A second area of low pressure is
advancing eastward over the northern
Rocky mountain region An area Of high
pressure covers the eastern Rocky noun
tain slope region and a second area of high
pressure is passing off the New Jersey
coast.
Rain has fallen in the lower Mississippi
valley and the southwest. and 1t is rain
ing this morning in the lower Ohio valley.
The temperature has risen generally east
of the Mississippi. 1t has fallen in the
Missouri valley and the southwest
Rain is indicated for tonight in the south
the lower lake region. 1t will rain Tues
day in the Atlantic coast districts and
probably the lower lake region; elsewhere
fair weather will prevail.
The temperature will fall slightly tonight
in the lower Mississippi valley, and 1t will
fall Tuesday in the Ohio valley and Ten
nessee.
The winds on the east gulf coast will be
brisk to high southeasterly, shifting to
northwesterly tonight. On the south At
lantlc coast fresh to brisk southeasterly
winds will prevail, probably increasing to-
night On the middle Atlantic coast light
variable winds will continue tonight, prob
ably becoming brisk northeasterly Tuesday.
Storm warnings are displayed from Will
miEgton to Jupiter on the Atlantic coast,
and from Key West to Mobile the gulf
coast and on the Pacific coast from San
Francisco northward.
rr,hS oh fn1o
pean ports will have light variable winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
estine. 1.12; Shreveport, LOO; Red Bluff,
23S.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-February %, pm, so;
am. 35; am. 33; noon, "A: pm. A.
Maximum, 30, at 4 pm. February %; min
imum, 80 at am. February "a.
Barometer-February %, pm, 5000; 8
pm, 80 ~; II midnight, 80.14. February
"a, am, 3O.14; am, 016; noon, 3014;
2 pm, 3O.12
Condition Of the Water.
am: Great Falls, temperature, =; condi-
ticn, -; Dalecarla reservoir, temperature,
80; condition at north connection, /: condt-
tion at south connection, 5; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition at influent gate house. Is: condition
at ef1luent gate house, IS; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, =; condition at In
fluent, =; condition at effiuent, :.
Tide Table.
Today-I4ow tide. 1926 am. and 1853 pm. !;
high tide 9:25 am. and 9:42 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 800 a. m. and 4:37
pm; high tide, 10:05 am. and 1922 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, 5:45
pm.
Moon rises, SIT pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, Gal
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps lighted
fifteen minutes after sunset and extin-
guished forty-five minutes before sunrise.