Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
NOT so COLD TONIGHT.
Sunday Snow, Light North to North
east Winds.

Forecast till pm Sunday
FOR the District of Columbia, snow and
not so cold tonight Sunday snow; light
north to northeast winds
For Delaware and Maryland. snow to-
nlsht and probably Sunday; increasing
north to northeast winds.
FOR virginia, snow tonight and Sunday:
fresh northeast to north winds
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, D; year ago, 6.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast
have shown several very unusual features,
l1rst as regards the magnitude and persist
ence OF the area of high pressure that has
occupied north central districts since the
ISL instant; second the fact that this great
area OF nigh pressure developed in the alb
sence of decided barometric minimum.
and third the great contrast between the
weather conditions on the two sides of the
socky mountains. West of the range
warm, rainy weather has prevailed to a re-
markable degree. The semi-arid regions of
Arizona and southern California have re-
ceVed almost as much rain in the last
Sixty hours as they ordinarily do in a year.
In the central and eastern districts the
coolest weather of the winter has prevailed
In the last twenty-four hours the area of
snow and sleet has extended almost to the
coast line OF The east gulf and south At
lantic states.
The indications are that fair weather
with slowly rising temperature will pre-
vail during the next thirty-six hours in
north central districts, and that sleet or
snow Will prevail intermitteutly in the
south Atlantic and in the southern portion
OF the middle Atlantic states with rain
along the gulf coast and over Florida.
decided change to warmer weather is
not indicated for the next thrty-six hours.
no nct ,r,,tf \ i
die and south Atlantic coasts will be fresh
northeast to north.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the pas
tWenty-four hours: Los Angeles, 1.52;
Flagstaff, 1.54.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh north to northwest
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
Records for TwentyFour Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wea Their
at 2 pm. yesterday:
MISUNDERSTANDING 3. pm, IA; s
pm, 10; II midnight 49, February 4 4
am, .; am, .; II noon, 1s; pm, 90.
Maximum, 20, at 2 pm. February i: mini
mum, 5, at am. February j.
MISUNDERSTANDING }, PM. 3O.45. 3
pm, 3O.49; II midnight, 30 49, February 4
am 3O.51; am, 5000; noon, SC. 50; >
pm, 3O.4S.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of wafer at
M: Great Falls, temperature, 80; con-
clifton. 36. Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera-
ture %; condition at north connection. 30.
condition at south connection, So George
town distributing reservoir, Temperatures
IS; condition at effluent gate house. sc
Washington city reservoir, Temperature. az:
condition at infiuent, SO; condition at eff.
fluent, SO. "
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:24 am and 2:3G y. m. ::
high tide, Sill am. and S:26 pm
TomoOow-Low tide, 3:O6 am. and 300
pm; high tide, s:53 am and 9:Os pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1904 am; sun sets. 5.o3
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1903 am.
Moon sets, $50 pm
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
nghted by thirty minutes after sunset; ey-
lnguIshing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinsuished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise