Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-20

urday fair with rising temperature; light
variable winds, shifting to northeasterly.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
warmer Saturday; fresh northeasterly
winds on the coast.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, SO; year ago. TO-
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The high barometer area that has occupied
the country generally east of the Rocky
mountains during the last three days is
giving way rapidly west of the Mississippi
under the influence of q barometr1c de-
preston that has moved from the north
Pacific coast over the British northwest
territory.
The temperature has continued low over
the eastern districts, and has risen general
ly from the Mississippi valley to the Pacific
coast. 1t continues below the seasonal
average in all districts, except from the
middle and south Pacific slope over the
middle plateau region and southern Idaho.
The weather has continued fair, except
on the middle and north Pacific slope where
heavy rain continues, and in the north
western mountain districts, where rain or
snow is reported
Fair weather and slowly moderating tenn
perature is indicated for the eastern and
southeastern states during the next thirty
six hours.
Along the middle Atlantic coast the
winds will be light and variable, shifting to
fresh northeasterly; on the south Atlantic
coast the winds will be fresh to brisk
nGrtheasterly; on the east Gulf coast fresh
east to northeast, and on the lower lakes
light to fresh and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh winds. shift
ing to northerly and northeasterly, and fair
weather to the Gand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Red Bluff 2.S4.
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: November 19-4 pm, SO;
pm, 80; IL midnight, %. November 20
4 am, 26; am, %; II noon, 30: pm,
SO. Maximum-36, at pm. November 20.
Minimum-24, at am. November 20.
Barometer: November 194 pm, 30.49:
pm, 1888; u midnight, 1890. November
20 am, 3O.63; am, 1910; noon, 80 u;
2 pm, 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, Al; condi-
ton, sc; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
40; condition at north connection, SO; condf-
ton at south connection, SO; Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, 45; con-
dition at influent gate house, SO; condition
at effiuent gate house, 80; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 46; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:53 am. and pm. !;
high tide, S:45 am. and pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1886 am. and 3:43
pm; high tide, OPS am. and $3.50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, Col am. sun sets, Al
pm.
Moons sets, 6:12 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 6:52 am.
The City Lights.
The city light and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, W. Va, November
| o0.-Both rivers are clear.