Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
COLDER TONIGHT.
Saturday Fair; Variable Winds, Be-
coming Northerly,

coming NorLneflv.
Forecast till pm. Saturday: For Mary
land, snow in western, clearing in eastern
portion tonight; colder. Saturday fair;
variable winds, becoming northerly and
fresh.
For the District of Columbia, clearing
and colder tonight; minimum about Is de-
grees. Saturday fair; variable winds, be-
&C ming northerly and fresh.
For Virginia, rain or snow tonight; colder
in western and northern portions. Satur-
day fair; colder in southeast portion; vari-
able winds, becoming northerly and fresh.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, "A; year ago. 4.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
What remains of the north Pacific storm
has resolved itself into trough of rela-
lively low pressure which extends from the
east gulf coast northeastward into Vir-
GINA, with a slow drifting movement
toward the coast. The precipitation ac-
companying this storm continues to be
quite general, covering the entire country
east of the Mississippi river as well as the
west gulf states. Another disturbance is
moving in from the north Pacific and is
central this morning over British Columbia.
1t is attended by rains and SHOWS south
ward into central California.
Temperatures have fallen considerably in
the MISSISSIPPI valley and the southwest,
with freezing temperature in central Texas.
They have risen decidedly in the Atlantic
states and lower lake region, but differ
only slightly from the seasonal average.
Ihere Will be rain or snow tonight in the
Atlantic states generally, continuing Sat
urday on the south coast. Snow will con-
tinue in the middle and eastern lower lake
region. In the Ohio valley and east gulf
states the weather will be fair.
1t will be colder tonight in the Ohio val
ley. lower lake region the middle Atlantic
and east gulf states, with cold wave in
the latter district. 1t will be colder Satur-
day in the south Atlantic states
On the middle and south Atlantic coast
variable winds, will become northwesterly
and fresh, and on the east gulf coast they
will be fresh northerIy
Cold wave warnings have been issued for
western Florida, Alabama and eastern Mis-
sissippi
The following heavy precipitation On
inches) mas been reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: Palestine, 1.24; Louis
vile, 1.32.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh shifting winds, be-
coming generally northerly, with snow to
the Grand Banks s1t.fety
Records for Twsnty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm yesterday:is %
neutrality-suspicious. IS, 4 pm. "a;
Pm, 20; IL midnight, 25 February 10,
am, p; am. %; IL noon, 81; 2 pm, 80.
Maximum, 30, at pm. February 1S;
minimum, "A, at am. February 10.
Barometer--February 49, pm, 30.43; 8
pm, 30.42; ~ midnight, 3037.f February
Is, am. 5000; am, 1921; noon, 301S; 2
pm, 30.16 f3
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton, 81 Daiecarlia reservoir, temperature,
80: condition at north connection, %; con-
dition at south connection To- Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, 10; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 8. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 49, condition at in
fluent, q; condition at effiuent, s.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:o6 am. and 4:23 pm;
high tide, 9:54 am. and 1910 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, All am. and sos
p. M; high tide, 1882 am and 10:4S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun SETS $40
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. Gas am.
Moon SETS S:49 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingu1shing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and fncandescent lamps lighted MT
teen minutes after sunset and extinguisheq
forty-hve minutes before sunrise.