Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-12

Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm in the northeast is slowly pass
ing away, and another Of decided character
Is central over northern Arizona. This
latter storm, In conjunction with cold
high area to the northward, Is causing gen.
eral SHOWS in the central Rocky mountain
region and local SHOWS In the middle slope.
The precipitation, caused by the eastern
storm during Wednesday over the districts
east Of the Mississippi river, continued dur
ing the night in the lower lake region. the
middle Atlantic states and New England.
while to the southwark the weather cleared.
A slight secondary disturbance Is also
causing SHOWS in the Lake Superior dis
tricts.
Temperatures have fallen considerably In
the south Atlantic states and decidedly In
the northwest and extreme central wes.
the minimum temperature being below zero
over some districts.
The weather will be generally fair tonight
and Friday in the east and south, except
in the lower lake region, where light snow
is probable.
1t will be somewhat colder In the Ohio
valley, lower lake region and interior New
York.
On the middle Atlantic coast westerly
winds will slowly diminish; on the sou-h
Atlantic coast the winds will be Varlane'
becoming easterly and fresh, and on the
east gulf coast light to fresh east to south.
lantic coast from Sandy Hook to Eastpors.
Cold wave warnings are displayed at
Rapid City, Pierre and Huron, s. D.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have high westerly winds, dimr-
ishing tonight. with fair and somewha'
colder weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation on
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Block Island, 1.O2; Ra-
leigh, 1.O1; Hephzibah, Ga, 1.O2.
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:
Thermometer: February ia pm. 46; 8
pm, A; IL midnight, 40 February 12a
am. 46; am. As; II noon. SO; pm. SO.
Maximum, 50. at pm. February Il; mini
mum. 43. at am. February II.
Barometer: February IA pm. %. AZ;
pm. 29.5O; II midnight, 29.6s. February
12-4 am. $3.50; 8 am, 1896; noon, 5000;
2 PM. 299S.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at .
am: Great Falls temperature, 80; oondl-
ton, 4. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
80; condition at north connection, II; condl-
ton at south connection. Z. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 80; con-
dition at influent gate house, 3; condition
at eff1uent gate house. 3. Washington city
reservoir. temperature. SO; condition at in
fluent, g. condition at eff1uent g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, POI am. and 2:4 p. M;
high tide, 500 am. and S:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:52 am. and 3:l6
pm; high tide, 1861 am. and 9:13 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, 6:5s am; sun sets,
5:31 pm.
Moon rises, 6:37 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:51 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
AL arc and incandescent lamps lighted hf-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguishcd
forty-five minutes before sunrise.