Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28

Forecast till pm. Wednesday,
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; light northwest to west winds
For Virginia, fair tonight and Wednes-
day; light to fresh northwesterly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty four
hours, %; a year ago, q.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast
The movement of atmospheric dis
turbances during the last few days has
been considerably accelerated, and the CEN
ter of activity continues along the northern
boundary. The disturbance central Mon
day morning in the Ohio valley has passed
off to sea over the North Carolina coast
The depression central north of Lake
Superior has moved to the St Lawrence
valley and increased in intensity. This
morning second depression appears north
OF Minnesota, and a third is central in
British Columbia. Pressure continues high
in southern districts
There has been light snow in the middle
Atlantic states and the lower lake region
and rain in the extreme southwest.
The temperatures this morning are gen
orally above the seasonal average, especial
ly in the Missouri valley and the north
west
Generally fair weather is indicated for to-
night and Wednesday in the lower Mis-
sssippi valley and Atlantic coast districts
Light snow is probable in the upper Ohio
valley and along the lower lakes
The temperature changes will be unim-
poTtant, although somewhat colder weather
is probable tonight In the lower lake
region.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be fresh westerly, and
on the east gulf coast light and variable.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
"a hours: Flagstaff, LOG
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
hermometer-February 81, pm, 80;
pm 80; II midnight, 81 February 2S
m, 81; am, 81; u noon, AZ; 2 pm.
A. Maximum A, at 2 pm, February %;
minimum 20, at 10 am, February u
Barometer-February 81 pm, 80 .06; 8
p m, 1904; i midnight, 2999. February
%, am, 29.93; am, 1895; noon, 1885,
pm, 1882.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 33; con-
ditiou, s. Dalecalia reservoir, tempera ture
80; condition at north connection, 4; con-
dition at south connection, f. Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, SO; con-
GltlOn at in1uent Rateh0uSe, ), condition at
efiuent gatehouse, 7. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, SO; condition at In
fluent. Z; condition at effluent, 3.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide. 9:51 am. and R:4O m. !;
high tide, 1916 am. and 3:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1852 a m. and II SO
pm; high tide, APO IN. and 4:47 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:35 am; sun sets,
5:51 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:34 am.
Moon rises 3:26 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