Evening star., 1899-03-14
RAIN TONIGHT.
Wet Weather Tomorrow; Increasing
E0sterly Winds.


Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and Vir
ginia, rain tonight and Wednesday; in
creasing easterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The feature of special prominence on the
weather map this morning is marked
storm area which covers the west gulf
states, the middle and southern slopes, with
Its center in extreme western Kansas. AS
a result of this storm there. have been gen
eral rains throughout the SOUTH southwest
and central west, and SHOWS in the north
west and extreme west. There We're also
light SHOWS from the lower lake region
eastward.
The temperatures have fallen from 10 to
30 degrees in New England and eastern
New York and from 10 to 20 degrees in
the extreme northern slope. In the interior
of the country they have risen from 4 to
20 degrees, and are from 10 to 20 degrees
above the seasonal average in the Missouri
valley and central gulf states.
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
there has been practically change.
Shows and rains continue in the northern
and central portions with rains extending
as far south as San Francisco.
Rain is indicated generally from the gulf
and south Atlantic states northeastward to-
night and Wednesday, except from the low
er lakes eastward, where there will be snow
tonight and snow or rain Wednesday. In
the extreme southwest the weather will be
generally fair
1t will be warmer in the Ohio valley and
upper portion of the south Atlantic states
tonight and much colder tonight or We'd
nesday in the western portion of the west
gulf states and In the southwest
Increasing easterly winds will prevail on
the Atlantic coast
Cold wave signals are displayed at Anna
rillo and Oklahoma.
The following heavy precipitation, in
inches, has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Shreveport, 1.22; Chat
tanooga, 2.46.
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:
Thermometer: March 13-Four p. m, 30;
p. m. AZ; u midnight, Al
March 14-Four am, 80; am, 80; 1!
noon Al; 2 pm, 40
Maximum, 80, at pm, March ID; mimi
mum, So, at Z am. March IA
Barometer: March 13-Four pm, 30.4O; 8
pm, 1880: ~ midnight, 3o37.
March 14-Four am, 30.40; am, 30. A;
noon, 30.45; pm, 3O.4O.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
at a. M: Great Falls, temperature, q; con-
dition, 8; receiving reservoir, temperature,
A; condition at north connection, 9; condi-
tion at south connection. 3; distributing re-
servoir, temperature, "A; condition at in
fluent gate house, B; eff1uent gate house g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, $50 am. and 4:2J p. M;
high tide, 9:52 m. and 1916 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. ABB am. and 5:15
pm; high tide, 1871 am. and II :01 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 6:13 m; sun sets, 6:08
pm. Moon sets 9:i7 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:12 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:15 pm: ex
tinguishing begun at 5:19 am. The light
ing Is begun one hour before the time
named. Arc lamps lighted at pm; ex-
tinguished at 5:34 am.