Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
FAIR TONIGHT, WITH FROST.
Friday Fair, Warmer; Light Northerly
Winds,

Forecast till pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia fair tonight with
frost. Friday fair. warmer; light norther-
ly winds, becoming variable.
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area OF high pressure that Overlies the
central valleys and gulf states domino ties
the weather conditions this morning, and,
as consequence, temperatures are low
for the season over the entire district from
the Mississippi valley eastward. especially
In the south Atlantic and gulf states and
Ohio valley, where they are from 10 to
10 degrees below the seasonal average.
Light frost occurred Thursday morning as
far south as central Mississippi and north
western Georgia. In the west, except in
the northern Pacific districts temperatures
are somewhat higher, under the influence
OF a low pressure area over the Dakotas.
Precipitation during the past twenty four
hours has been limited to showers in the
Ohio valley southern Virginia, North Caro-
lima, the extreme northwest and the north
Pacific coast.
The Mississippi river at Memphis has
again reached the danger line of 33 feet.
as forecasted about five days ago. but as
the water IL stationary at Cairo, there will
not be any further rise of consequence.
The weather will continue fair and cool
tonight in the middle and south Atlantic
quite generally. except in Florida and along
the gulf coast. On Friday the tempera-
lures will rise. In the Ohio valley and
lower lake region the weather will be fair
and warmer.
On the middle and south Atlantic coast
the winds will be light to fresh north: on
the east gulf coast light north to north
east, and on the lower lakes light and
variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh winds. mostly north
erly. and partly cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks.
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 D. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-April %, 4 pm. 80; 8 pm.
so; II midnight, Al April 23. a. m, As; 8
am, 45; II noon. "a; pm, b5. Maximum
am, April %.
Barometer-April %. pm, 1882; pm,
1888; IL midnight, 29.91. April %. am,
29.S9; am. 1898; noon, 1898; pm,
1892.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature IS; condi-
ton, %. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
90; condition at north connection, "a; con-
dition at south connection, Ii. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature.
condition at eff1uent gate house, 0. WASH
ington city reservoir, temperature. "a; con-
dition at inhuent, 5; condition at ef1uent
Is.
Tide Table.
Today-Iow tide. :O4 am. and 1l:25
pm; high tide, 4:23 am. and 4:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, II 80 am. high
tide, 5:17 am. and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:12 am; sun sets, $40
pm.
Moon rises. 800 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. ell 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 fiji
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
fortY-fiYe minutes before sunrise.