Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25


hours, 16; year ago, 30.
Weather conditions and general forecast
With unprecendentedly high pressure over
the interior, and a severe storm on the mid
die Atlantic coast, the weather map this
morning presents the most extreme condi-
lions of the winter. With a range in pres
sure OF nearly two inches, there has been a
marked cold wave with zero temperature
extending into Tennessee, and general
SHOWS east of the Mississippi river accom-
panied by severe northerly gales.
In the Missouri valley and the northwest
the temperature ranged from IS to 80 de-
grees below zero.
West of the Rocky mountains the weather
continued generally cloudy. with rain over
the northern districts and California.
Still lower temperatures may be expected
tonight in the east and south, with freezing
temperature in Florida, probably to the
twenty-sxth parallel, and temperatures be-
tween II and 10 degrees on the middle gulf
coast. Temperature in the neighborhoOd of
zero may be expected in the interior Of
Virginia.
There will be snow tonight in the north
ern portion of the middle Atlantic states,
and snow tonight and Thursday in the
greater portion of the lake region, and in
the mountain districts of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and West Virginia. Cold weather
will continue during Thursday and proba-
bly, Friday.
On the middle Atlantic coast there Will be
northwesterly gales; on the south Atlantic
coast the winds will be high northwesterly,
diminishing Thursday, and on the east gulf
coast brisk northerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Jacksonville to Eastport
and at New Orleans and Galveston.
Cold wave warnings are displayed in the
middle Atlantic states and southern New
England, and along the south Atlantic
coast and along the gulf coast from Calves
ton to Tampa.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours Red Bluff, 1.6S
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have northwesterly gales, with
snow and colder weather to the Grand
Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Ther me 1s m,an,sn a. pm 81
am, %; am, 16; II noon. IS; pm. 1s.
Maximum, a. at p.m January "a; mini
mum, 16, at am, January "a.
MISUNDERSTANDING a, 4 pm, 29.S4; 8
pm, 1919; - midnight 90 rs; January %,
am. 29.73: am, 1912 noon, 29.73; 2
pm, 1910.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton, A. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
93; condition at north connection, z; con-
dition at south connection, 6. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 30; con-
dition at inftuent gate house, 8; condition
at effiuent gate house, 6. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 33; condition at in
fluent, 7; condition at eff1uent, Z.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:3s am. and 1904 pm;
high tide, II 20 I'm. and lao pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:19 am. and 6:51
pm; high tide, 1912 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:12 am; sun sets, 5:11
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, I'll am.
Moon rises, 1874 pm.
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 f1f-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.