Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-04
CLOUDY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
Rising Temperature Tuesday; Light
Variable Winds.


Variable Winds.
Forecast till pm. Tues6ay.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia. Delaware and Maryland
partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; rising
temperature Tuesday; light variable winds
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday: warmer tonight in extreme south
east portion; warmer Tuesday; fresh north
to northeast winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty four
hours. 10; year ago. 80.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The weather east of the Rocky mountains
continues to be dominated by an area OF
high pressure of great magnitude whose
crest this morning overlies the lake region.
The pressure is relatively low over the
north Pacific coast and thence eastward
over the northeastern Rocky mountain
slope. where there are evidences Of re-
newed storm activity.
There has been no precipitation of conse-
Quence, except in the lower lake region,
where snow continues, and on the Pacific
coast and northern plateau. In the last
named districts rain has fallen on the coast
as far south as central California, and snow
has fallen over eastern Washington and
Oregon.
The temperature continues below the sea-
sona1 average east of the Rocky mountains.
Zero temperatures are reported this Morn
ing from New England, New York, the up
per Ohio valley and the northwest.
Generally fair weather is probable tonight
and Tuesday, except along the lower lakes,
where snow furries will continue.
|. The temperature will rise slowly in all
portions of the Washington forecast dis
trict, except the Atlantic coast states
where cold weather will continue tonight,
with slowly rising temperature Tuesday
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh northwesterly; on the Atlantic
coast fresh northeasterly. and on the east
gulf coast fresh northeast to north.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk northwesterly
winds with fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
1nches) has been reported during the "a
hours ending 8 am. Sunday: Nantucket,
1853.
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:
MISUNDERSTANDING 3, pm, Is; 8
pm, IL; II midnight 10. January 4, 4
am, 10; an. II; II noon, 16; 2 pm. 10.
Maximum, 10. at 2 pm. January 4; min
imum, 10, at am. January 4.
Barometer-January, 3, pm, 8035; 8
pm, 3O.3S; II midnight, 1910. January 4,
am, 30.4, am, 1880; noon, 1880; 2
pm, $3.50.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton. 36; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
80; condition at north connection SO; condi-
ton at south connection, &c. Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, II; con-
dition at infiuent gate house, 80; condition
at effiuent gate house. SO; Washing on city
reservoir, temperature. 33; condition at in
fluent, 81; condition at eff1uent. 49,
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 2:56 am. and 300 o. m
high tide, S:43 am. and 9:O5 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:46 am and 4
p.m.; high tide, 9:35 am. and 9:57 um
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:19 a.m sun sets, 451
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:19 am
Moon rises $3.50 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tfnguishing began one hour before sunrise
All are and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.