Evening star., 1902-03-18
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
Fair; Continued Cold Tonight and
Wednesday.

Forecast till p M Wednesday,: For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair, continued cold tonight and We'd
nesday; fresh west to northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair tonight; colder in ex-
treme southeast portion. Wednesday fair,
continued cold; fresh west to northwest
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The cold wave has reached the middle and
south Atlantic coast, and low temperatures
are general this morning east of the Rocky
mountains. From the gulf states north
eastward through the lower lake region
and middle Atlantic states they are to %
degrees below the seasonal average, and
are below the freezing point as far as CEN
trail Alabama. In the northwest and GEN.
trail west, although the temperatures con-
tinue comparatively low, they have risen
considerably since Monday morning.
There have been rains and SHOWS In New
England, light snow In the lake region,
and showers on the Atlantic coast; else
where east of the Rocky mountains the
weather is generally clear.
Clear and cold weather will prevail gen.
orally tonight and Wednesday in the east
and south, although it will not be SO cold
Wednesday from the lower lake region
southwestWard
Frost will be general tonight throughout
the east gulf and south Atlantic states,
with freezing temperatures in the Carolinas
states.
On the middle and south Atlantic coast
the winds will be fresh to brisk northerly
and on the east gulf fresh north to north
east.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh brisk northwest
to north winds and fair, cold weather to
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Eastport, 2.6S; Chat
ham, 1.34; Nantucket, LA.
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 p. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-March II: 4 pm, 80; 8
pm. 43; II midnight, 80. March 1s: am.
80; am, p; noon, ~; pm, p. Maxi
mum, 80, at pm. March II; minimum "a,
at am. March 49,
March II: p.m 5000: 8
pm, 3OO2; II midnight. 1905. March 49,:
4 am, 3010; am, 1924 noon, 1924; 2
p. m, 80. 20.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
s a. m: Great Falls, temperature, 49, con-
dition, .: Delacarlia reservoir. temperature,
Al; condition at north connection ,; condi-
tion at south connection, 3; Georgetown
| distributing reservoir, Temperature, 43; con-
dition at influent gateflOuse, ;; condition at
eff1uent gatehouse, 3; " aShfngton city res
ervoir, temperature, AZ; condition at in
fluent, ); condition at ef1uent =.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 9:2f am. and 1O:ns p.
m; high tide. 2:43 a. M and 3:l6 p. m. To-
mcrrow-Low tide 1O:30 am and 11:O5 p.
m; high tide, a:55 m and 4:25 p.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises sos a. M; sun sets, 500
n m. Moon sets 800 a. m. tomorrow. To-
morrow-Sun rises 6:06 a. m.
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 ff-
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| fortN-fXe minutes before sunrise.