Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-28
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 10; year ago, SO.

hours, IS; year ago. SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Pressure continues high over the northern
part of the country with three separate
crests, the first being over the north Pa
cific coast, with barometer readings Of
5000 inches the second over South Dakota,
30 20 inches, and the third over eastern New
York, 3O.GO inches and over. A depression
OF slight energy is central over the Gulf Of
Mexico, and a second disturbance is moving
southeastward over the British Northwest
territories.
The precipitation Of the last twenty four
hours has been confined to the Texas coast.
the east gulf and south Atlantic states.
There has been snow in the middle Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys and at
scattered points in the middle Rocky noun
tain region.
1t is considerably colder in New England
and in the upper Missouri valley. Higher
temperatures prevail in the south and the
interior valleys, but the temperature is still
much below the seasonal average in all
parts of the country. except California, the
north Pacific coast and Florida.
Snow is indicated for tonight and Friday
in the middle Atlantic states and rain in
the south Atlantic states and Florida. The
weather will clear in the east gulf states
tonight, and snow in the Ohio valley to-
night will be followed by fair Friday.
The temperature will rise In the middle
Atlantic states and the lake region, and it
will be somewhat colder in the east gulf
states and Florida.
The winds along the middle and south At
Mntic coast will be fresh to brisk northeast
erly. and on the east gulf coast fresh north
to northwest
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh westerly
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
Record 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: January 21-4 pm, 70; y
pm, 90 II midnight, II. January 2S4
am, IS; am, II; II noon, "a pm, 26.
Maximum-26, at 2 pm. January rs. Mini
mum-1G, at am. January %.
Barometer: January 274 pm, 30.42; y
pm, 3049; II midnight, 3O.55. January %
4 am. 30.56; s am, 1880; noon, 3O.55; .
pm, 80. 40.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls-Temperature %; condition, 4:
Dalecarlia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80; con-
dit1on at north connection, 4; condition at
south connection, 2; Georgetown distribut-
ing neutrality-suspicious. "a; condition
at influent gatehouse, 2; condition at eff1u-
ent gatehOuse, 2; Washington city reser-
voir-Temperature SO; condition at infiuent,
3; condition at effiuent SO.
Tide Table.
high tide, 1921 am. and 4.05 pm. ri
Tomorrow-I.ow tide, IL am. ana 55
pm; high tide, 4:3O am. and sos pm.
The Sun and Moon. 'is@
Today-sun rises, 7:1o am; sun sets, SIS
pm. Il .'i"
Tomorrow-Sun rises ITO a. M. 9b
Moon sets, $3.50 I'm. tomorrow r.
The City Lights. g y
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 extingHished
forty five minutes before sunrise. -