The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
TIE WEATHER TOR MONDAY
Forecast Officials Busy Figuring on
Prospects fer March i.

Conditions Relieved to Indicate Hold
er.stc Temperature azd Clear
s.Sie4-A More Definite PretIiss foi,
Tonight and Tomorrow Morning.
The officials at the Weather Bureau
th5> morning 80 far committed themselves
as to announce that the conditions indi-
cate moderate temperature and fair
weather Tor Monday. inauguration Day
EIore definite predictions viii DE made
tLis evening aud tomorrow morning
This prediction caused the officials oI the
various inaugural committees NO end o.
satisfaction ana they are beginning 20 be-
HeFe taat the ceremonies this year VIII be
an exception TO the general Iula a9id he
conspicuous ny an absence of rain or
snow or ans kind Of disaEreeaile or Ia
clement weather
- TIE Weather Bureau Officials; are III al
times "a conservative lot and even ia their
desire 10 please an anxious and waiting
public would hardly make an optimistic
prediction had they Eor the best kind OF q
basis Cor it Consequently it l. gen-r.lis-
felt that the forecast made this morning
- but a foreruu..er OF something Letter.
which viii develop tonight and D. fol-
lowed 10y = positive proEnost.catton to-
morrow morning They are now busy tig-
uring on the prospects
For = Gay OF Two past a storm in ths
Northwest which was headed straight
toward this section Of the country has
been the chief cause for a belief that in
clement weather would he the order OF
events meteorological Monday. The storm
was headed for Washington where it was
feared ii might arrive about Monday
morning IN that case II would have been
all over as far as hopes of sunshine ana
baimy Southern breezes were concerned.
Put the storm appears Ia have been side
tracked or some what delayed and proba-
bly viii not reach Washington at least
until after air Mckinley has taken the
oath Of office a. President.
If Monday i pleasant Il viii take its
SIand together with IaTCH / 1897. as one
Of two notable exceptions 70 most in
2UguratiOr DAYS. With but few eEce3t-
tioTls, since 1871. the Chief Magistrate
have been iadGcted into office in cold and
cherries days IL the midst Of a drilling
ard chilly rain. In fact disagree, biz
weather Is 0OUuiarly locked upon as char
1cJeTiSttc IF Inauguration DaES.
The following record from the Weather
Bureau shows Just how Urkiud the ele-
mentS nave been in wears gone 10y to the
Festivities attendant upon the inSIaiia ton
of Presidents.
March = lS-G-Very cold clear weather,
with brisk northerly winds Maximum
temperature, %; minimum temperature. /
No precipitation
March 4. lSlI-DrizZlinS rain from mid
night Of the 81 10 I-pl M of the 18th
Weather clear during the forenoon, with
high northwest winds \ lover tenn. IA
ture IN the afternoon. Maximuul temper
atETe, IS: minimum. . Precipitation, u
March :. lSSI-Itain Continued from the
previous day and ended 1T Ia:4i n. IA.
Fresh 10 brisk northwest winds FOLLOWED
II the afternoon b. lower temperature.
Maximum teTlpera ture- E5; minimum tom
TeTature- p Precipitation, IS inch
March :. lSs5-Warm and pleasant with
gentle south winds Maximum JerlD-r,'-
ture. =; minimum temperature. 81. ~
precipitation.
March I, 1SS9-A rainr- 4iisa greessbl. iay
with Dortheriy winds Rain ceased only
from G-lH II. to $50 Il. m Maximum
tempo E&tlcrs, =. minimum ternp@r:i tllre
% Precipitation. .
March /, ls25-The day opened gith light
snow, soon changing 70 heavy snow, with
brisk northwesteIiy winds and rapidly
falling temperature Snow ended II y 81
y IA Brisk, high HoTthUesterly winds
during the afternoon with freezing tenn
peratUre. Maximum velocity Of the wind.
- miles per hour Maximum tam pera t5Ir.-.
b minimum temperature. q. Precipita-
ton. = inch
March Z. 1sS7-Clear day. with fresh
n0rtheriE 70 northWeSCeriy winds shifting
TO south and southeas3erly in the even
ms Maximum temperature. -, minimum
temperature. 81 No pr5ci litaTiOu