Evening star., 1901-03-26
COLDER TONIGHT.
Probably Fair Wednesday,, Brisk
Winds, Shifting to the Northwest.


Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia, rain and falling tenn
perature tonight; probably fair Wednesday;
brisk southwesterly winds, shifting to
northwesterly.
For Maryland and Virginia, fair, with
falling temperature in western, rain in
eastern portions tonight; probably fair
W Wednesday; brisk and high southweSterly
winds shifting to northwesterly, diminish
ing Wednesday.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Rains have fallen in the Atlantic states,
Tennessee, the upper Ohio valley and the
lower lake region, and rain or snow In the
upper lake region, upper Mississippi valley.
central Missouri valley, the middle and
northern plateau region and the middle and
north Pacific coast districts.
Thunder storms are reported from the
south Atlantic states and Ohio.
The temperature has fallen decidedly
from Louisiana and southern Alabama
northeastward over Ohio southea st ern
Michigan and northwestern New York; it
also has fallen decidedly in southwestern
Texas. Frosts are reported from Arkansas,
northwestern Louisiana and Texas.
Thunder squalls, becoming dangerous on
the coast, are indicated for this afternoon
in states east of tie Allegheny mountains
Rains are indicated for Wednesday in New
England, northern portion of the middle
Atlantic states, upper Ohio valley and
lower lake region, with lower temperature
in the south Atlantic and east gulf states,
and frosts probable in all southern states
except in Florida, east of the SD meridian
High southerly winds becoming north
westerly, are indicated for the New Eng
land coast; and high southwesterly winds
shifting to northwesterly for the middle
Atlantic and south Atlantic coast.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
ir CT from Ta1lycn lla L,
and advisory messages We're sent to the
remaining Florida stations.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fog, rain and brisk
easterly. shifting to northwesterly, winds
with clearing and colder weather for the
first three days out from New York and
Boston.
The following heavy precipitation dn
1nches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Augusta 2.74; Char
lotte, 2.9S: Raleigh. 1.4S; Chattanooga, 266:
Atlanta, 2.62; Macon, 2.92; Knoxville, 152
St Johns, 152.
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 .. yesterday:
Thermometer-March 254 pm, 81; pm.,
"a; II midnight. 81. March 264 am, 30: 8
am 30; II noon, 81; pm, 63. Maximum,
63, at pm, March 26; minimum 4S at I
am, March 26.
Barometer-March 254 pm, 29.s6; pm,
1880 II midnight, 1913. March 264 am,
1885, s am. 1852; noon, 1854: pm, % 40
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
| am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
| tion, I: receiving reservoir, temperature
| 80: condition at north connection, 8; condi-
| tion at south connection, 3; distributing
| reservoir, temperature, 51; condition at in
fluent gate house, B; effiuent gate house, g.
Tide Table.
| Today-Low tide, 200 am. and 7:4S p,m. ::
high tide, 1926 a m. and 12:54 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, / 30 am. and 1857
| pm; high tide, sos am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 5:o5 am: sun sets, 6:1S
pm.
Moon sets, l "a am. tomorrow
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:5S am
| The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
| tinguishins begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| forty-fve minutes before sunrise.