Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12

Rising Temperature; Variable Winds,
Becoming Ereshxf

E. Il
Rising Temperature; Variable Winds,
Becoming Ereshft
Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District Of Columbia. snow or rain late to-
night and on Wednesday; rising tempera-
ture tonight; variable winds. becoming
fresh east to southeast.
For Delaware and Maryland, Snow or rain
late tonight and on Wednesday,; variable
winds. becoming fresh east to southeast.
For Virginia, rain or Snow Tonight and
Wednesday; warmer in west central portion
tonight and in southeast portion Wednes-
day; variable winds, becoming fresh east to
southeast.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 2: year ago, IL.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The disturbance central Monday morning in
western North Carolina passed or the coast
during that day and Is probably northwest
of Bermuda this morning. In Its eastward
movement 1t was attended by rain over the
Carolinas and southern Virginia, and quite
heavy snow over northern Virginia, the
District Of Columbia and Maryland. The
snow, however, did not reach southern
Pennsylvania. A second disturbance that
occupied southeastern Colorado Monday
morning has moved eastward, and this
morning forms a trough of low pressure
that covers the entire Mississippi valley. An
area OF high pressure of considerable mag
nitude now covers the plateau region and
the California coast, and second high
overlies the mouth of the St Lawrence.
Rain has fallen over the Carolinas and
Virginia. also in the north Pacific coast and
the northern plateau region and snow has
fallen in northern Virginia. Maryland and
the District of Columbia, also in the middle
Mississippi valley.
1t is somewhat colder in eastern New
York, on the south Atlantic coast, in the
Dakotas and Rocky mountain region.
Unsettled weather with rain or snow Is
probable tonight and Wednesday in the
lower lake region, the Ohio valley and the
middle Atlantic states. There will be rain
tonight in eastern Tennessee and the south
eastern states, but the weather will clear
Wednesday in the latter, except on the
coast.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be mostly northwesterly,
becoming variable and shifting to souther-
ly during Wednesday; on the east gulf coast
fresh southerly winds will become north
westerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh north to northeast
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation On
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Norfolk. LIZ.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at p.m yesterday:
MISUNDERSTANDING IL, PM, %; 8
pm. %; IL midnight, u. January II,
am. %: s am, %; II noon 80; pm. 3D.
Maximum, "a, at 2 pm, January IL; min
imum. %. at am, January II.
Barometer-January IL, PM, 29.S7; 8
pm. 1880: II midnight, 29.96 January II,
am. 9O.O6; 8 am, 3O.16; noon. 30.17; 2
pm 30.15 p" Di5.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 6
a m: Great Falls. temperature, S3; cond1-
ton, SO; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
SO; condition at north connection, 80; condf-
ton at south connection, 49,: Georgetown
dition at infiuent gate house, SO; condition
at effluent gate house. SO: Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 80; condition at in
fluent, 49, condition at ef1uent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1905 ann and 1884
pm; high tide, 3:37 am. and 4:05 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, II :01 am. and HAS
pm; high tide, ABS a. m. and d PM
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises. us a.. M, sun sets.
ABS pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises 7.1s am
Moon rises 3:41 am. tomorrow. IS $50.
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 nj
teen minutes after sunset and ext1ngulsheo
forty-five minutes before sunrise