Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-17
WEATHER
Rain and Cooler Tonight; Thursday
Clearing and Colder.

For the District Of Columbia-Rain this
AFTERNOON and tonight: cooler tonight.
Thursday rain. followed by clearing and
colder; moderate to brisk variable winds
The northern disturbance has passed to
the Grand Banks, while the one over
Texas Tuesday has moved northeastward
to the lower Mississippi valley. The lat
ter storm has caused general rains
throughout the middle Atlantic, south At
! lantic and Gulf states. and the Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys. Snow is fall
Ing this morning In eastern Iowa.
The weather continues warm through
out the Atlantic and east gulf states
and 1t is decidedly colder in the rexion
OF the great lakes. the upper Mississippi
valley and the west gulf states. Low tenn
peratures continue in the plain states
and the Rocky mountain and plateau
regions.
The indications are that the storm that
is now over the lower Mississippi valley
will move northeastward and be attended
by general rains tonight over the region
east of the Mississippi river. and Thurs
day In the middle Atlantic and New
England states. There is some PROBABLE
ity of local SHOWS in the region Of the
great lakes. The weather will clear to-
night in the lower Mississippi valley and
Thursday in the upper lake region. the
Ohio valley. the east gulf and south At
lantic states
A change to colder weather will over
SpISdu Tie AtldnCIC ana east HUi1 states,
Tennessee and the Ohio valley tonight
and Thursday.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate variable. becom-
ing easterly tonight and increasing: on
the middle Atlantic coast moderate to
brisk variable on the south Atlantic
coast moderate to brisk southerly with
SQUALLS. becoming west and northwest
Thursday: on the east gulf coast mod
crate to brisk southerly, shifting to north
westerly, with squalls.
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:
pm. n: II midnight. 86; today, 4 am,
81: am. IS: II noon, 60; 2 pm. ss.
Maximum. Is. at 8 pm. yesterday; mini
num- So. at 2 pm. today:
Temperature same date last year-Max-
fmum. So: minimum. 30.
Observation-Disclosures, pm, 1901: s
pm. 29.90: IL midnight. 1888: today, 4
am, 1884: am, 29.S4: IL noon, 1881
2 pm, 29.s7.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
condition. 1000. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 90: condition at north con-
nection. IS: condition at south connec-
ton. IT, Georgetown distributing reser-
voir Condition at inhuent gatehouse, 20.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 81 am. and 2:27
pm: high tide. 7:46 am. and SIT pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2::.9 am. and $40
p.m.; high tide. 1928 am. and 1858 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 5:2c am: sun sets,
$40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. $40 am.
New moon 6:32 am. today
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. April II.
Potomac clear and Shenandoah muddy
this morning.