Evening star., 1902-03-21
FAIR TONIGHT.
Increasing Cloudiness Saturday; Prob
ably Rain.

Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia. eastern New York.
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, fair tonight; increasing cloudi-
ness Saturday probably rain in afternoon
or night; fresh north TO northeast winds.
For Maryland, fair tonight, except rain
in extreme western portion. Saturday, rain
in western and by afternoon or night in
eastern portion; fresh north to northeast
winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight. Sat
urday, rain in southern and by afternoon or
night In northern portion; fresh north to
northeast winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm that was central Thursday morn
ing over extreme northwestern Texas has
moved to northwestern Louisiana and has
been attended by rain In the west gulf
states, the middle Mississippi valley and the
middle slope. Rain also continued in New
England, and there were light local rains
and SHOWS in the central Rocky mountain
region, the northwest and the Pacific coast
states.
Temperatures have continued to rise from
the gulf states northeaStward and have
changed but little elsewhere.
There will be rain tonight in the southern
states, the Ohio valley and rain or snow in
the western lower lake region followed by
fair weather Saturday in the east gulf
states and lower Ohio valley. Fair weather
tonight in the middle Atlantic states will
be followed by rain Saturday afternoon or
night.
It will be colder Saturday in the middle
gulf states.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be fresh north to northeast on the south
Atlantic coast they will be fresh and mostly
northeast to east and on the east gulf past
fresh east to south, shifting to westerly
and nOrthwesterly.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh north winds and
generally fair weather to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation lin
1nches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Palestine, 1.12; Shreve-
port, los.
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 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermomet er-March 20, 4 D. m, Al; pm.
"A; 12 midnight. A. March q, 4 am, 42; 8
I'M, ~; noon, 5S; pm, 81.
Maximum, 81. at 2 pm. March 81; mini
mum, 40. at 7 am, March q.
p M. 1898; II midnight, 1895. March q.
4 am. 29.97; am, $780, noon, 5000; 2
pm, $685.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls-Temperature, AZ; condi-
ton o. Dalecarlia reservoir-Temperature
43; condition at north connection. 4; condi-
ton at south connection, 8. Georgetown
distributing reservoir - Temperature, A;
condition at inf1uent gate house. 4; condition
at eftiuent gate house. 3. Washington city
reservoir-Temperature AZ; condition at in
fluent, A; condition at effiuent, 3.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1924 pm: high tide,
$50 I'm. and 6:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1910 am. and lis
pm. high tide, 6:51 am. am .:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:O3 am, sun sets, 6:12
pm.
Moon SETS 4:57 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:O1 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 eXtnguished
forty five minutes before sunrise.