Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14
RAIN TONIGHT.
Clearing Wednesday,; Brisk to High
Northerly Winds.

Forecast till 8 pm. Wednesday,
For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, rain tonight, clearing We'd
nesday; brisk to high northerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm has made practically no prog
ress since Monday morning the principal
center of disturbance still persisting over
the Ohio valley with Increased intensity
There is also secondary center over west
ern North Carolina. Rain has therefore
continued from the Mississippi valley east
ward, except in New England, accompa-
MED by high winds. There was also some
little snow in eastern Iowa and southern
Wisconsin. as4r
Temperatures are below the seasonal av-
erage throughout almost the entire country,
though not decidedly so, except in the slope
and central Rocky mountain regions.
Rain will continue tonight and Wednes-
day in the middle Atlantic states and east
ern lower lake region. Rain tonight in thu
lower lake region and the northern portion
of the south Atlantic states will be followed
by fair weather Wednesday. In the Ohio
valley and east gulf sta ties the weather will
be fair tonight and Wednesday
1t will be colder tonight in the southern
states and the Ohio valley. with frost prob
able in western Kentucky, Tennessee and
the northern portions of Alabama and Mis-
siSsippi.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will be
high east to north; on the south Atlantic
coast brisk to high shifting, becoming
westerly; on the east gulf coasts fresh TO
Drlsh northerly, and on the lower lakes
high northerly
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Jacksonville to PASSPORT,
and on the great lakes, except Superior
steamers departing today for European
ports will have high east to north winds
and rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
lnches) has been reported during the
twenty-four past hours: Washington, LA;
Parkersburg, 1.24; Jacksonville. 1O1 Au-
gusta, LOS; Asheville, 142; Richmond, 1.22.
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 pm yesterday: 81
Thermometer-April1 49, pm. 81; pm
so; - midnight. Al. April A. 4 am, 46;
am, 46; II noon, 81; 2 pm, 81.
Maximum, 81, at 2 p.m April IA, Mini
mum, As, at am. April IA.
Barometer-April 49, pm, 29.6S; pm
- %; y midnight 29.55 April IA, am,
294S; am, 29.49; noon, 29.4s; 2 pm,
29.43.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. M: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
ton. 1. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
OF; condition at north connection. Ia; condi-
ton at south connection, s. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 53; con-
uieiol aI AiiiucHl gaze mouse, 4, COnQltlOn
at effiuent gate house, 8. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 3; condition at in
fluent, .; condition at effluent, 20.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1884 am. and 400 D. M;
high tide, 9:32 am. and 9:54 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 4.16 am. and 4:53
pm; high tide, 10 am. and 1892 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:25 am; sun sets, 6:35
pm.
Moon rises, 9:2S pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:24 am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and 1ncandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingulshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.