Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17

For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday, colder Saturday; fresh south
westerly, shifting to northwesterly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 2U year ago, Z.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The depression central Thursday morning
north of Lake Superior has moved due east
to the Saint Lawrence valley, and extended
southwark into the middle Atlantic states.
The eastward movement of the Pacific
coast depression is barred by an area of
high pressure that extends this morning
from the northern Rocky mountain region
southeastward to Texas.
Snow has fallen in the lake region and
rain in California, Nevada and the extreme
southwest generally.
There has been very decided reaction
from the cold of Thursday morning over
the eastern third of the country. 1t Is 10
degrees to 80 degrees warmer this morn
ing from the Mississippi valley eastward
to the Atlantic. In Montana the Dakotas
and the middle Rocky mountain region it Is
about IS degrees colder, although the cold
is by no means intense.
Snow Will continue tonight and Saturday
along the lower lakes, and there will be
more or less rain in the east gulf and south
Atlantic states.
Moderate temperatures will continue to-
night in Atlantic coast districts, but some
what colder weather is indicated for the
lake region, Ohio valley and the east gulf
states tonight and Saturday. Lower tenn
perature will also prevail in Atlantic coast
districts Saturday.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be brisk southwestern shifting to
northwesterly; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh northwesterly, and in the east gulf
coast variable, becoming fresh northwest
erly.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
"a hours: Sydney, 120.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at II weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
hermometer-February 49, 4 pm, %; 8
pm, %; u midnight, 90 February II, 4
| am, "a; am. -; y noon, 81: . pm, 40.
Maximum, 40, at pm, February IL;
minimum, 90, u midnight.
MISUNDERSTANDING 16, 4 pm, 80. 40; s
pm, 3o.3S; II midnight. 30.31 February
II, am. 1922; am, Bob; noon, 1902
= pm, 1896.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls temperature 33;
condition, 80 Dalecarlia reservoir tenn
perature, SO; condition at north connec-
ton, SO; condition at south connection 80.
| Georgetown distributing reservoir, temper
AZURE 81, CONDITION at lhHuent gate mouse,
! 80; condition at effluent gate house SO.
| Washington city reservoir temperature, 80
| condition at infiuent, So; condition at eff
| fluent, SO.
Tide Table.
| Today-Low tide, 1910 am. and 1920
| pm; high tide, $40 am. and GIG pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, ] :03 am and 1:15
pm; high tide. 6:45 am. and no pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $50 am; sun sets, $50
| pm.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, GAS am.
Moon sets DAT am tomorrow.
The City Lights.
|. The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
| t:nguishing begun one hour before sunrise
| All arc and ncandescent lamps lighted fif-
| teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
| forty-iive minutes before sunrise.