Evening star., 1902-03-04
CLOUDY TONIGHT.
Rain Early Wednesday Morning and
During the Day.

Forecast till 8 p m Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, cloudy tonight, rain early Wednesday
morning and during the day; winds becom-
ing north to northeast and fresh. For Vir-
ginia, rain tonight and Wednesday; warm
er tonight in southern portion; winds be-
coming easterly and fresh.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The crest of the Ohio river flood has
passed Parkersburg, and the rise continues
steadily below that point. At Cincinnati
the river is 04 foot above the danger line
of fifty feet and Is still rising slowly.
Present prospects are that the danger line
will be reached but not greatly exceeded
as far as Evansville by Thursday. The
Tennessee continues to rise. and at Chat
tanooga this morning was five feet above
the danger line of thirty-three feet.
During the past twenty-four hours there
have been light SHOWS over the northern
half of the country east OF the Rocky
Mountains, and rains in western Tennes
see, the northern portion of the west gulf
states and on the north Pacific coast.
Temperatures are higher in the south
and much lower in the extreme west, but
as rule, differ but little from the sea-
sonal average.
A disturbance which is central this morn
ing over the lower Mississippi valley IS
moving in northeaStly direction, and will
cause rain tonight in the east gulf and
south Atlantic states, rain or snow in the
Ohio valley. and snow in the lake region
1t will continue Wednesday. except in the
east gulf states and extend through the
middle Atlantic states.
1t will be warmer tonight in the south
Atlantic states and colder tonight and
Wednesday in the east gulf states
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh and mostly northerly; on the
south Atlantic coast they will be fresh east
to south, and on the cast gulf coast fresh
southerly shifting to northwesterly, be-
coming brisk
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Texas coast.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports Will have fresh westerly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
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:
Thermnmeter-March: :, I. M, 40; y. m.
81; II midnight 30: March 4, 4 am, 81; s
am. 33: noon. ~; pm. 10. Maximum, II,
at pm, March 3; minimum, 30, at . am,
March l.
2o.95; II midnight. 29.9s; March 4. am,
5000; IN, 1906; noon. 1904; , pm, 3a.0o.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a. M: Great Falls, tempera ture. ~; condi-
ton. 1; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
IS; condition at north connection, I; condi-
tion at south connection, i; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 49,;
condition at infitent gate house, l; condi-
ton at effiuent gate house, 1; Washington
city reservoir, temperature, 3S; condition
at influent, i; condition at effiuent, 6.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 9:37 a. m. and 1920 D.
m; high tide, 2:5O a. m. and 3:19 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1874 a. m. and
11:13 p. m.; high tide, $50 a. m. and AIS
p. m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises 6:3O a. M; sun sets,
5:54 p. m.
Moon rises 800 a. m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow sun rises 6:2S q. 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 lights lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.