Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-29
RAIN TONIGHT.
Tuesday Rain and Colder; Fresh to
Brisk Winds.

warmer tonight. Tuesday rain and colder;
fresh to brisk east to south winds shifting
to northwesterly
For Maryland, rain and warmer tonight.
Tuesday colder, with rain In eastern and
rain or snow in western portion; fresh to
brisk east to south Winds shifting to north
westerly.
For Virginia, rain tonight; warmer except
in extreme southern portion. Tuesday rain
and colder; fresh to brisk southerly winds,
shifting to westerly and northwesterly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, SO; year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
A broad trough of low pressure extends
from Texas northeastward through the
middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys with
its center over central Illinois. and rains
have been general from the Mississippi
valley eastward, except in the south, where
there were only few light and scattered
showers. Another Pacific storm in the
extreme northwest Is caus ng continuation
of the rains and SHOWS er the middle and
northern districts west of the Rocky noun
tains. In the southwest the weather has
been fair.
For the first time in many weeks temper
atures are above the seasonal average over
practically the entire country.
There will be rain tonight in the upper
ern portion of the south Atlantic states
continuing Tuesday in the middle Atlantic
states. There will be rain or snow, prin-
cipally snow, in the lower lake region to-
night, continuing Tuesday, except in north
western Ohio. In the east gulf states the
weather will be fair.
1t will be warmer tonight in the middle
Atlantic states and colder in the Ohio val
ley. 1t will be colder Tuesday in the middle
Atlantic states, Ohio valley and the east
gulf states
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be brisk east to south becoming west
erly Tuesday; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh to brisk and mostly southwest to
northwest and on the east gulf coast fresh
southerly, shifting to northerly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: ellowstone Park LA
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have increasing northeast to east
winds. with rain to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-February %. pm, 80; 8
pm, 40; - midnight 80. February %,
am, 80; 8 am. SO; IL noon. 80; 2 pm. 36.
Maximum, 40. at 4 pm, February %;
minimum. 36. at am. February 20.
Barometer-February %, pm, 30.16; 8
pm, 80. IA; IL midnight. BOIL. February
20, am. 36.10: am. 3015; noon, 1920;
2 pm. 30.15.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 33; condi-
ton, II; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
80; condition at north connection, s; con-
dition at south connection z; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, 4; condition
at effiuent gatehouse, 4; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at in
fluent, 8; condition at effiuent, 6.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1890 am. and 12:47
/. pm; high tide, 6:15 Am. and GAG pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:24- an and LA
pm; high tide, 1903 am. and 7:42 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:35 am; sun sets, $50
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:34 am.
Moon SETS els IN. 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.