Evening star., 1902-02-20

trict Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia,
snow or rain tonight and Friday; rising
temperature tonight; light variable winds,
becoming fresh northeasterly.
Weather conditions and general fore cast
The storm, central Wednesday morning in
southern Texas, has moved slowly north
eastward increasing in intensity and eX-
tending its influence over large area. The
high that covered the lake region Wednes-
day has moved SoutheaStWard oVerSpfead-
ing the middle Atlantic states
Thunder storms have prevailed in the
lower Mississippi valley and Florida, and
rain has fallen in South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee and the lower Missis-
sippi valley.
Another rain period has set In on the Pa
cific coast.
Temperature has fallen sharply in Texas,
in southern Georgia, Florida and over the
upper lake region.
Snow or rain is indicated for tonight and
Friday in the Ohio valley and the south
Atlantic states, and for Friday in the mid
die states and lower lake region.
The temperature will rise slowly In the
northern districts and fall in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley and east gulf states.
The winds the middle Atlantic coast
will be light and variable tonight, becom-
ing fresh northeasterly Friday On the
south Atlantic coast northeasterly winds
indicated tonight and probably Friday.
The winds along the east gulf coast will be
brisk to high northwestery.
Storm warnings displayed on the gulf
coast from New Orleans to Key West and
on the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Ju-
piter, also on the Pacific coast from Port
Hartford to Eureka, and at Astoria and
Aberdeen.
Steamers which depart today for Eu-
ropean ports will have fresh northwesterly
winds and fair weather to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches has been reported during the past
fyrray Fl h1,y Nnyrrn nrt1 I
bile, 2.7S; Memphis, LAP; Little Rock, 1.16;
Tampa, 1.46; Eureka, 1.O4
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 10, 4 pm, 80;
pm, q; II midnight, %. February 20,
am, 20; am. IS; noon, 81; pm, 33.
Maximum. 80. at 2 pm. February 20; mini
mum, 49, at Z am, February 20.
s pm 1927; u midnight 3o.31 February
20, am. 1896; am, 30.41; noon, 3O.34;
2 pm, 5000
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80: cOndi-
ton. SO; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
33; condition at north connection, &c. COndi-
ton at south connection, 36; Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, :3; con-
dition at inf1uent gatehOuse, 36; condition
at effiuent gatehouse, SO; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 3s; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at eff1uent, 36.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1918 am and 1924
pm; high tide, 6:1O am. and 6:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1907 and 1:29
pm; high tide, 1901 am. and 1:2S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, GAS am; sun sets, 5:41
pm.
Moon sets, 5:51 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, CAT 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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.