Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
RAIN, WARMER TONIGHT.
Sunday Fair and Warmer; Light t
Fresh Southerly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Sunday.--For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland.
rain and warmer tonight. Sunday fair and
warmer; light to fresh southerly winds.
For Virginia. fair in southern, rain in
northern portion tonight: warmer. Sunday
fair and warmer; light to fresh southerly
Winds
Minimum temperature past twenty -four
hours. 81; year ago, 43.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high pressure, central Friday
morning in the lower lake region, has drift
ed slowly southeastward over the Atlantic
and now forms a ridge of high pressure that
extends from Nova Scotia to Georgia. The
western depression has made little progress
eastward. 1t is central this morning over
Minnesota, and second depression covers
the plateau and middle Rocky mountain re-
gion.
Scattered rains have fallen in the Ohio
valley. the lake region, the middle Missls-
sippi valley, Texas. and the north Pacific
coast, An unusually heavy downpour oc-
CURED Friday at Galveston, Tex, over nine
inches of rain falling in less than twelve
hours.
1t is warmer in the lower lake region, the
Ohio valley, and thence southwestward to
northern Texas. Colder weather prevails in
Colorado and Wyoming
Cloudy, showery weather is indicated for
tonight and Sunday in theslower lake re-
SlOn, the ONO valley, ana the mlQQle AT
lantic states.
Temperature will rise generally, except in
the east gulf states the lower Mississippi
valley and Florida.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be mostly light east to southeast; on
the south Atlantic coast light to fresh
northeasterly, and on the east gulf coast
fresh southeasterly.
The following heavy precipitation dn
fnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Galveston, 9.24
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and fair
weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-April q, PM, 81; pm,
%: IL midnight, 49, April 2s.a am. 4s; 9
Maximum, 81, at pm. April %; mini
mGm, 80, at am. April o.
Barometer-April %, pm, 1910; pm,
30.42; II midnight, 3045. April %, am,
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, so; condi-
ton, SO; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dition at south connection, 36. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, so; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse. 30; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 80. Washington city
reservoir temperature, so; condition at in
fluent, 30; condition at eff1uent, 81. i,
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1853 am. and $40 pm. :;
high tide, pa am. and ] :56 pm. Tomor-
row-Low tide, 9:0S am and 9:44 p. M; high
tide, 2:2S am. and pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:14 am; sun sets. 6:44
p m. Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:13 am. Moon
sets, 40 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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.