Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22
FAIR, WARNER TONIGHT.
Saturday Increasing Cloudiness; Prob
ably Rain By Night.

Saturday Increasing Cloudiness; Prob
ably Rain by Night.
Forecast till pm. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land. fair, warmer tonight. Saturday in
creasing cloudiness and warmer, probably
rain by night light north to east winds.
For Virginia fair tonight; warmer in
western portion Saturday warmer, proba-
bly, rain by night; fresh north to east winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 50; a year ago, SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The area of high pressure that has occupied
the upper Mississippi valley and the upper
lake region since the 18th instant has made
some progress eastward during the last
twenty-four hours, its crest this morning
being over the lower lake region. The slow
drift of the high has retarded the advance
of the western depression and the latter
has not yet reached the Mississippi river.
1t has taken northeasterly. course during
the last twelve hours. and is central this
morning in the Dakotas. although its in
f1uence is felt to the southwark.
There have been showers and thunder
storms in Texas and Louisiana and thence
northward west of the Mississippi to Mime
sofa. Rain has also fallen In northern
California, the north Pacific coast and
northern plateau.
1t is considerably warmer in the interior
valleys and somewhat colder in the extreme
southwest.
Rain is indicated tonight for the lower
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and
western portion of the lower Like region.
There will be rain Saturdaylin7 the lower
lake region, the upper Ohio valley and the
middle Atlantic states II
1t will be warmer tonight in the Ohio val
ley and the lower lake region, and generally
warmer Saturday in Atlantic coast districts.
l,n dc oln
will continue fresh north to northeast Shift
ing to easterly Saturday;son the east gulf
coast the winds will be fresh east to south
east. cE.E
Storm warnings are Displayed on the Pa
cifc coast at Astoria and Aberdeen.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Sioux City, I62.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light northerlys winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty -Four Hours.
barometer readings at the weather bureau
for the twentyfour hours beginning at 2
pm. yesterday
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 81 pm, So; pm.
80; IL midnight 40; April o. 4 am, 40; s
am 43; II noon, 50; pm, 80.
Maximum, 50, at pm April %; mini
mum, 80, at am, April %.
Barometer-April 81. pm, 1927; p.m.,
$3.50, IL nllOnlSnt, ApTi dill,
80 AZ; am, 30.49; noon. 30.45; 2 pm, 40.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a. M: Great Falls, temperature, 4S; condi-
ton, SO; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
30; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dition at south connection, 80; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 90; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, "a; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, 49, Washington city
reservoir, temperature, so; condition at in
fluent 81; condition at effiuent, %.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1852 am. and 7:41 r. m;
high tide, 1925 m. and 1854 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:59 m and SAP
o. M; high tide, 1924 am. and :56 Pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun RISES 5:16 am; sun sets, CAB
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises OLA an
Moon sets, 1:04 a m. 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.