Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09
SHOWERS AND COOLER.
Sunday Partly Cloudy and Cooler;
Souther1v Winds


Forecast till pm. Sunday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, showers and cooler this
afternoon or tonight. Sunday party cloudy
and cooler; southerly winds. becoming
northwesterly and brisk.
For Maryland, showers this afternoon or
tonight. Sunday fair, cooler; fresh southerly
to high.
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight
cooler in southwest portion. Sunday fair.
cooler; brisk southwest to northwest winds
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 90; year ago, AZ.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The western storm has moved slowly since
Friday morning from central Iowa to
southern Lake Michigan with slightly d.
minished intensity. The low pressure area,
however. covers the country from the Mis-
sissippi valley eastward, except northern
New England, and rains and snow nave
been general over this territory. There
were also SHOWS and rains in the Missouri
valley and middle slope.
Temperatures are higher in the middle
Atlantic states and eastern lower lake re-
gton, and somewhat lower in the central
valleys. From the Rocky mountains west
ward the weather has been generally clear
and warmer.
The Mississippi river at Memphis has
slight rise indicated by Sunday, when the
crest of the present rise should be reached
At Vicksburg the stage was 40 Feet, ana
at New Orleans 14.4 feet.
There will be showers this afternoon apd
tonight from the Ohio valley and lower lake
region eastward, continuing Sunday In the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. There will also be rain or snow
Sunday along the lower lakes.
It will be colder tonight in the Ohio val
ley Tennessee, and the lower lake region,
and colder Sunday generally In the east
and south.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh to brisk east to south, becom-
ing high northwesterly Sunday: on the
south Atlantic coast they will be fresh to
brisk southwest to northwest; on the gulf
coast fresh northwest to north.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty -four hours: Escanaba, 1O2; Grand
Rapids, LOS.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk east to south
Winds with rain, to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-April 9, pm, 81; m; !,
30; II midnight. SO. April ., am, 10; .
am, 81; II noon, Ga; 2 pm, "a.
Maximum, 81. at 1;3O pm. April y; min
imum, &C. at % pm. April o.
Barometer-April 8, pm. 1884; pm,
1854; IL midnight, 29.sO. April ., am,
29.7S; am, 29.79; noon, 29.10; pm,
1855
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Georgetown ditributing reservoir, tenn
perature SO; condition at infiuent gate
house 20; condition at effiuent gatehouse,
20: Washington city reservoir. temperature,
90; condition at infiuent II; condition at
effluent, TO-
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 9:42 am. and 10:12 pm;
high tide, 3:O5 M and 3:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1926 am. and HUI
nm: high tide 1858 am. and 4:1S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:34 am; sun sets. $50
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:33 am.
Moon rises 2:49 am. tomorrow.
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 hf-
teen minutes after sunset and extlngulshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.