Evening star., 1902-03-08
RAIN; WARNER TONIGHT.
Sunday Clearing; Light southerly
Winds, Shifting to Westerly.

Forecast till pm Sunday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Delaware, rain,
warmer tonight. Sunday clearing; light
southerly winds, shifting to westerly Sun
day.
For Maryland, rain, warmer tonight,
clearing Sunday, except probably snow or
ram IN extreme western portion; fresh
southerly winds, shifting to westerly.
For Virginia, rain tonight; warmer in
northern portion. Sunday fair and colder
in southwest, clearing in northern and
eastern portions; fresh southerly winds,
shifting to westerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The middle-west storm has reached. CEN
trail Indiana with a great decrease in in
tensity; nevertheless it has caused general
rains from the middle and east gulf states
northward through the Ohio valley and the
southern portion of the lake region. There
was no other precipitation of consequence,
except on the Pacific coast, where marked
storm conditions again prevail.
Temperatures are decidedly higher from
the middle Atlantic states and Ohio valley
southwark, and are somewhat lower in the
southwest.
There will be rain tonight in the upper
Ohio valley and the middle and south At
lantic states, followed by clearing weather
Sunday, except in the northern portion of
the HlQOle Alidntlc states. III the lower
lake region there will be rain or snow.
1t will be colder tonight in the lower Ohio
valley and in the Mississippi, and colder
Sunday in the Ohio valley, western lower
lake region and middle and east gulf
states.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be variable. becoming westerly and
fresh Sunday; on the south Atlantic coast
they will be fresh south to west, and on
the east gulf coast fresh southerly, shift
ing to nOrthweSter)y
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh northeriy winds
and generally cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Tacoma, 1.2O; Eureka,
1866
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 Z, 4 pm. "a; pm.
A: II midnight, 40 March S, am, 43;
a M, 80; noon. 4G: p. M, 46. Maximum, "a.
at pm, March 4; minimum, 3S, at II p m,
March Z.
Barometer-March 7, A pm, $685. pm,
30.3S: II midnight, 3O3s. March 8. am,
3O.32; am, 3O.33; noon 3O31: 2 pm, 3O27.
Condition of the Water.
am: Great Falls, temperature, =; condi-
ton, =; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
3S; condition at north connection, 3; condi-
ton at south connection, 2; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 40; con-
dition at infiuent gate house, 1; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 1: Washington city
reservoir. temperature. 3s: condition at in
fluent /; condition at effiuent, 2.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1850 am. and 1:O6
pm: high tide, GAO am. and 7:01 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 132 am. and 1852
pm; high tide, 1921 am. and 7:49 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:24 am; sun sets,
$50 pm.
Moon rises. 5:45 am. tomorrow. New
moon. March g. at $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:22 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.