Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-21
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 30; a year ago. "a.


Weather conditions and general forecast
The southwestern low of Wednesday
morning has moved eaSt-nOrtheaSt and THIS
morning forms trough-like depression ex-
tending from Texas northeastward 10 cen
trail Illinois. Presstire is relatively high
over Lake Superior, off the south Atlantic
coast and on the California coast.
There has been considerable rain In the
Ohio valley, the middle and lower Mlssis-
sippi valley and northern Texas and snow
has fallen in the lake reg on and over the
northern plateau.
The rain in connection with the current
weather conditions is the first of any conSe-
quence since the latter part of November.
The temperatures are abnormally nigh IN
the Ohio valley, the middle and lower por-
tons of the Mississippi valley and In the
also prevail in the extreme northwest.
There has been decided fall over eastern
Kansas, southeast Missouri and the south
ern slope.
Rain will fall tonight and Friday in the
south Atlantic states. and snow or rain IN
the lower lake region and the nor thern pOr-
ton of the middle Atlantic states. ire
weather will clear tonight in the lower MIS-
sissippi valley and east gulf states, and
rain will turn to snow in the Ohio valley to-
night or on Friday.
It will be colder Frid1y in the Ohio val
ley Tennessee and the east gulf states.
The winds the middle Atlantic coast
will be mostly east to southeast and fresh,
and on the south Atlantic and east quiz
coasts fresh southerly.
Steamers departing today for Europe an
ports will have variable winds, mostly
northerly, and cloudy weather TO the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy prec pitation On
inches) has been reported dur ng the ST
twenty-four hours: Springfield. Mo. 2. Y;
Toledo 1.4O Cleveland, LIZ; Oklahoma,
176 Fort Smith, 1872; Detroit, LOG; keo-
kuk 1.16 st. Louis, 1.68
Records for TwentyFour Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning al pm yesterday:
ermometer-January 2o-4 pm, 3s; 8
pm, &c. II midnight. 81. January 21-4
am, 80; am, 80; II noon, ~; 2 pm. A.
Maximum, ~, at pm, January 81; mini
mum, 50, at 6 am. January 21
Barometer-January 10 PM BOD; .
pm, 1921; II midnight. 3015. January
21-4 am, 5000; a.m 5000; noon, 30O5;
Q pm, 29.99.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls-Temperature, "a; condition,
SO; Dalecar1a reservoir, temperature 49,
condition at north connection, 36; condition
at south connection, 36; Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir. temperature. "a; conii-
ton at inf1uent gatehouse, 36; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, SO: Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 30; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at eff1uent, 81.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:42 am. and 4:54 p.
high tide 1927 a. m. and 1910 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, SIS am. and 5:33
p. m; high tide, IL :O6 I'm. and Ills pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 715 am; sun SETS 5:U7
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:14 am.
Moon sets, 9:03 pm
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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingu!shed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.