Evening star., 1899-03-15
RAIN TONIGHT.
Clearing Tomorrow Morning and
Fair Later in the DnY.

Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday: For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, rain and warmer tonight, followed by
clearing in the early morning. Thursday
fair; brisk easterly winds, becoming south
westerly Thursday.
For Virginia, generally fair tonight and
Thursday, except rain in northeast portion
tonight warmer tonight; brisk to high
easterly winds, becoming southwesteriy
Thursday.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The western storm has advanced east
northeastward, with increasing rapidity
and intensity to lower Michigan.
Rains and SHOWS have been general east
of the Rocky mountains, except in the
southwest, followed, however, by clearing
weather during Tuesday night in the slope
rehs refsn haps apa fsan mf5t gulf IN ssfs s esavy
northern Georgia and Ala bama, 5.1+ inches
having fallen at Chattaltoogan during the
past twentyfour hours.iI These rains will
cause foods In the rivers of these districts
and necessary warnings H5eref9r have been
issued. %
The Temperatures haves falreh decidedly
from Texas northward, d cold wave cover
o as fhe reeHnF nadf and nGr4s1 eDsn D the be 4e
western and central Texas. Warnings of
these cold waves were distributed Tuesday.
From the gulf states nofthward there has
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
rains aud SHOWS have continued in north
ern and central portions, with higher tenn
peratures. marked disturbance is cen
tral on the Oregon coast. ind heavy rains
have fallen in that district and in northern
California. ;e..;t
Rain or snow will continue, tonight In
New England the middle Atlantic states
and lower lake region, and also Thursday
in New England. Fair weather is indicated
for the Ohio valley. gulf and south Atlantic
states and the southwest. -
1t Will be warmer tonight in the middle
Atlantic states and New England, and cold
er Thursday in all districts east and south
of the Ohio river. except on the south At
lantic coast. 1t will also be colder in the
lower lake region In the southwest the
temperatures will rise Thursday. 30.
Brisk to high southeasterly winds will
prevail the middle Atlantic and New
England coast. shifting to southwesterly by
Thursday morning On the south coast
they will become brisk southwesterly.
Storm signals are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Baltimore to Eastport.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Raleigh. 1.72; Shreve-
port, los; Chattanooga, 514; Roseburg,
LBS; Knoxville 1.92.
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: 4"
Thermometer-March IA: pm, 40; p.
m. 80: II midnight, 81. March IS: am,
"a; s IN, 36: Il noon, AZ; pm, A. Maxi
mum, A. at pm. March 10; minimum, SO,
at a m. March Is.
Barometer-March IA: pm, 3o.43; p.
M, 3O.42; II midnight. 304O. March 10: 4
m, 3O.32; am. 30.17; noon, 1894; pm.
90 81.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
|, am: Great Falls, temperature, 46; condi-
ticn, .; receiving reservoir temperature,
~; condition at north connection, 8; condi-
tion at south connection, 5; distributing
reservoir. temperature. "A; condition at in
fluent gate house, 4; ef1iuent gate house, 4.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:37 am. and 5:15 pm. !;
high tide, 1887 am. and 11:01 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:26 am. and 6:07
p. m.; high tide, II % am. and :42 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:12; sun SETS 6:07
Moon sets, 1854 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES 6:10
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:16 PM; extin-
gushing begun at SIT am. The lighting Is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:O1 pm; extin-
guished at 5:32 am.