Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-15

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The low araa which was in the southwest
Wednesday morning has developed rapidly
to the eastward and this morning extends
in a trough from the west gulf coast to
North Carolina. 1t has caused general rain
| in the southern states, except on the south
Atlantic coast with snow as far south as
central Texas and northwestern Louisiana:
elsewhere the high pressure area persists
with but slightly diminished intensity. and
as consequence, there has been still fur
| Their fall in temperature, except on the
south Atlantic coast.
In addition to the rain and snow in the
south. there has ago been general though
| light snow in the Ohio and middle Misss-
| trail west, followed by clearing weather over
| the latter district, except in Colorado.
The snow area will extend tonight into
New England and will probably be heavy
| in the middle Atlantic states, southern New
England and the eastern lower lake region.
| 1t will continue tonight in the upper Ohio
valley, and be followed by fair weather
| Friday, and 1t will continue Friday in the
middle Atlantic states, New England and
the eastern lower lake region. In the gulf
and south Atlantic states there will be
snow in the north and rain snow in the
southern portion, continuing Friday on the
| south Atlantic coast.
| 1t will be decidedly colder tonight in the
gulf states and northwest portion of the
south Atlantic states, with freezing tenn
perature almost to the west gulf coast. 1t
| will be colder Friday in the south Atlantic
| states; general and continued cold for the
| next two or three days over the entire coun-
| try east of the Rocky mountains
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coast winds will be north to east and in
| creasing in force, on the south coast they
| will be fresh to brisk easterly, becoming
northwesterly Friday.
| Storm signals are displayed on the gulf
| coast from Brownsville to Pensacola
Cold wave signals are displayed at Macon,
Augusta. Montgomery, Pensacola, Mobile
| and New Orleans, and warnings of heavy
| snow in the middle Atlantic states, south
| ern New England and eastern lower lake
region were distributed Thursday morning.
| Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
| The following were the readings Of the
| thermometer and barometer at the weather
! bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at Q pm. yesterday:
| Thermometer, March ii, pm, As; pm,
IS; Il midnight, "a. March 10, am, 81;
am: 20; II noon, IS; pm, 90
Maximum. 45, at pm, March a. Mini
| mum. 3d. at pm. March 10.
| 30.06; II midnight, Bob. March 10. am.
3o,0s: am, 1907; noon, 1904; pm,
| 1900.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
| am: Great Falls, temperature, 40; condi-
ton, 10; receiving reservoir. temperature, Al !;
condition at north connection, 10; condition
| at south connection. 8: distributing reser-
| voir temperature, Al: condition at inf1uent
gate house, +; effiuent gate house, 8.
| Tide Table.
| Today-Low tide, 80 a m. and 2:13 pm. !;
high tide, 1852 am. and 800 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:30 am and 2:52
| pm. high tide S:2o m. and S:39 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
| Today-sun rises, 6:12 am; sun sets, GOT
pm.
| Moon sets, 500 am. tomorrow; full
| moon, 3:12 am. tomorrow.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, Gil am.
| The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by 6:46 pm; extin-
| gushing begun at 517 am. The lighting
| is begun one hour BE- fore the time named
| Arc lamps lighted at 6:31 pm; extin-
| guished at 5:32 a m