Evening star., 1902-04-26
SUNDAY FAIR, COOLER.
Showers and Thunder Storms This
Afternoon or Tonight.
Forecast till s pm. Sunday:

Forecast till pm. Sunday:
For the District of Columbia Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, showers and thun-
der storms this afternoon or tonight, cool
er. Sunday fair and cooler; brisk to high
southerly winds. becoming westerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm, central Friday morning, in
northeastern Kansas, has moved to eastern
Wisconsin and developed into the most
severe wind storm of the season High
winds and gales have been experienced
In the lake region and the middle and
upper Mississippi valley the wind at Chi
cago having attained maximum velocity
OF SeVenty-two miles per hour. Thunder
storms and sauall winds have occurred
from northeastern Texas northeastward
through the middle and lower Mississippi
and Ohio valleys into the lower lake region.
Rain has fallen in the lake region, the
Ohio valley. the middle and lower Missis-
sippi valley and northeastern Texas.
The temperature has risen sharply in
the middle Atlantic states and the lower
lake region and fallen from ten degrees to
twenty degrees over the eastern Rocky
mountain slope and thence eastward to
the middle Mississippi valley.
The lake storm will move eastward dur
ing the day, causing high west to south
west gales in the lower lake region this
afternoon and tonight, and high southerly
winds along the middle Atlantic and New
England coasts tonight.
1ueTe VIII De tnunQer storms and show
ers in the middle Atlantic states tonight
and probably along the south Atlantic
coast Sunday.
1t will be cooler tonight in the upper Ohio
valley, the lower lake region and cooler
tonight and Sunday in the middle Atlantic
states.
High southwesterly winds will shift to
northWesterly on Lake Erie this afternoon
ana on ontario tonight, continuing strong
Sunday. Along the middle Atlantic coast
hlgh southerly winds will continue tonight
becoming westerly Sunday. On the east
gulf and south, Atlantic coast the winds
VIII increase to brisk tonight, diminishing
Sunday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Great Lakes and on the Atlantic coast
from Hatteras to Eastport.
Steamers which depart today for Eu-
ropean ports will have brisk to high south
erly winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
lnches) mas been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Alpena, LA; Marquette,
Chicago, 1.26; Saint Paul. 2s6.
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 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-April 25, pm, IS; p.m.,
Sc: II midnight, 81 April 26, 4 am, 81;
am. 60; noon. 50; pm, So Maximum,
81, at 1 pm. April 20; minimum, 81, at
IL 30 pm. April 25.
Barometer-April 25 pm, 3O16; ..
m, 3O0S; II midnight, 3O.OO April 26 a.
m, 29SS; am. $3.50; noon, g. 20; pm,
2966.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
. am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; con-
dition. 36; Delecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, 81; condition at north connection,
80; condition at south connection "a;
Georgetown distributing reservoir, tenn
perature 81; condition at inf1uent gate
house. 25; condition at eff1uent gatehouse,
10; Washington city reservoir, tempera-
ture, GO; condition at infiuent, Sc; condi-
ton at effiuent. 35.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:25 am. and Ass pm;
high tide 1920 am and 1910 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:57 am. and 5:35
pm; high tide 1885 m. and Ills pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, sos am. sun sets,
GAS pm.
Moon rises 1924 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:07 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
eXtinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps light
ed fifteen minutes after sunset and eX-
tinguished forty-five minutes before sun
rise.