Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-21
Minimum temperature past twenty-fouI
hours, 40; year ago, u.


hours, 45; year ago. u.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-A storm Of marked intensity de-
veloped in the gulf states Thursday night,
and this morning its center is over Vir-
ginia. whence it will move northeastward
with increasing intensity. This disturb
ance has caused unsettled weather and
precipitation in practically all districts
between the Mississippi river and Allan
tic coast. Precipitation was in the form
of rain in the Atlantic states and rain
turning into snow in the northern por-
ton of the gulf states. Tennessee, the
Ohio valley and the lake region. 1t has
also caused high winds on the gulf and
south Atlantic and middle Atlantic coasts.
concerning which warnings We're issued
Thursday night.
Fair weather prevails generally west
of the Mississippi river. except on the
Pacific coast. where general rains have
set in.
A marked change to warmer weather
is reported from the Atlantic states, the
plateau region and the extreme north
west Over the plains states, the Mis-
sissippi valley and the upper lake region
the weather is colder.
The storm which Is now central over
Virginia will move rapidly northeast
ward and cause rain. probably turning
into snow in the middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic states. the lower lake re-
glon and the upper Ohio valley this after
noon and tonight. and 1t will be followed
by generally fair weather in these dis
tricts Saturday except that there will
be snow in the lower lake region, north
ern New York and northern New Eng
land. There will be snow tonight in the
upper lake region. followed by fair Sat
urday In the lower Ohio valley, Ten
nessee. the south Atlantic and east gulf
states the weather will be fair tonight
and Saturday
The weather will he colder tonight in
practically all districts east Of the Mis-
dictated Saturday for New England. the
middle Atlantic states, the lower lake
region and southern Florida
Storm warnings are displayed on the
port. and on the gulf coast from New
Orleans to Tampa. and on the Pacific
coast from San Francisco to Eureka
The winds along the New England
coast will be southeasterly. shifting north
westerly gales; on the middle Atlantic
coast high southeasterly. shifting to
nOrthwesterly: on the south Atlantic
coast brisk and high west and northwest
on the east gulf coast brisk northwest
erly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have southeasterly. shifting to
northwesterly gales: rain, followed by
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
lncneSb mas D6en reported curing the paS1
twenty-four hours: Thomasville. l.46
Charlotte, LA.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the. twenty-four
hours beginning at . pm. yesterday:
MISUNDERSTANDING 20 4 pm, 53: 8
pm. Al; ~ midnight. 46; January u, 4
a m, 30: am, 40; IL noon. A: > pm.
53. Maximum. "a. at 40 pm. January
70 Minimum. As. at II pm. January 20.
Barometer-January 70. pm. 30.15; s
pm. 30.13; !" midnight, 1893: January
II, am, 29S,: am 1853. noon,
70. 40; PM. 29.40
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1893 am and II 80
pm. high tide. 4:0S am. and ABS pm.
TOmorrow-Low tide. Las am; high
tide. OLA a m. and 5:3S pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extingushing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-f1ve minutes before
sunrise.