Evening star., 1902-04-09
WARMER TONIGHT.
Fair Tonight and Thursday; Light
Westerly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Thursday: For the
District of Columbia, fair tonight and
Thursday; rising temperature tonight light
westerly winds.
For Delaware and Maryland fair tonight
and Thursday; light to fresh westerly
winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday:
rising temperature in southeast portion;
light variable winds, mostly southwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The coast storm of Tuesday is central this
morning over southern New England High
east to northeast winds prevailed last night
on the middle Atlantic and southern New
England coast. second depression has
moved southeasterly over the eastern slope,
and is central this morning over south
western Texas.
Rain has been general from Virginia
northward to the lake region and New
England. Local rains have also fallen in
the middle Mississippi valley, the northern
plateau region, the north Pacific coast and
in the western portions of Missouri, Arkan
and Louisiana.
The temperature has risen ten to fifteen
degrees IN the lake region, Ohio, Indiana
and the middle Mississippi valley.
Generally fair weather is indicated for
all portions of the Washington forecast
district, except the lower lake region and
eastern New York, where rain will prob
ably continue tonight. clearing Thursday.
1t will be warmer tonight and Thursday
in the south Atlantic and gulf states
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh northwest erly. On the
south Atlantic coast mostly light westerly
winds will prevail. On the east gulf coast
light north to northeast winds will become
southeasterly. The winds on the lower
lakes will be brisk northerly, shifting to
westerly Thursday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast at Eastport and Portland
sections.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have variable winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty -four hours: Boston, 1.42; New
York. 1876; Elkins. LOS.
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 2 pm. yesterday
Thermometer-April 8, 4 pm, 80; pm,
3S; II midnight, SO. April ., 4 am, &c. s
am, SO; noon, 45; pm. A. Maximum,
4S, at pm, April 0; minimum, 30, at 2
am, April 8.
Barometer-April 8. pm, 29.34; pm.
2941; u midnight, 29.46 April o. am,
1850; s am. 1856; noon 295S; pm, %. So
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a M: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
Al; condition at north connection, 2; condi-
tion at south connection, IA; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 4s: con-
dition at infiuent gatehouSe, IA; condition at
effuent gatehouse, 49, Washington city res
ervoir, temperature, AS; condition at influ-
ent gatehouse, IL; condition at effiuent, 10.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 2:19 am and 2:57 pm. ;
high tide, S:24 a. m. and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:05 am. and $40
2 m. high tide, 9:12 am and $40 pm.
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 extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.