Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-20
RAIN AND WARMER TONIGHT.
Saturday Clearing and Colder; Light,
Variable Winds

Forecast till 8 p. m. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land. increasing cloudiness with rain and
and warmer late tonight Saturday clear
ing and colder; light variable winds, becom-
ing fresh westerly.
For Virginia. fair tonight; warmer, except
in central portion. Saturday rain. with
colder in western portion; fresh southerly
Winds becoming westerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The western cold wave has reached the
middle Mississippi valley, where the tenn
perature this morning Is 20 to 80 degrees
lower than it was Thursday morning. Lower
temperatures also prevail over the entire
slope region from Texas northward to the
northern boundary. East OF the Mississippi
the temperature continues much above the
seasonal average the excess being as much
as 30 degrees in some localities.
There have been numerous thunderstorms
in the upper lake region, middle and lower
Mississippi valley and eastern Texas. Fair
weather prevails over the eastern third OF
the country, also west of the Mississippi
river, the latter region being occupied by
an area of high pressure. whose crest over
lies Nebraska and Kansas A second high
occupies the middle Atlantic coast districts,
and a trough of low pressure extends from
the lower Mississippi valley to the upper
lake region.
The warm weather in the lower lake
region and Ohio valley will be followed by
much colder weather, with rain tonight and
Saturday and the rain will probably con-
tinue Saturday in Atlantic coast districts.
There will also be rain or snow Saturday
in the lower lake region 1t will be much
colder tonight in the Ohio valley, the lower
Mississippi valley and colder Saturday east
ward to the coast districts.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be mostly fresh southwest to south; on
the south Atlantic coast fresh southeasterly,
and on the east gulf coast, fresh east to
southeast, becoming northwesterlY
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: Jupiter, LA; Spring
field, Mo, 10; Taylor, 2.5O; Palestine, 1888;
Milwaukee, 100.
The river situation is practically unchang
ed. The Mississippi is about stationary at
Memphis and continues to rise below At
New Orleans this morning the stage was
1876 feet, Oh foot above the previous high
water of 1897 The conditions from Mem
phis southwark continue extremely critical.
acknowledgements depend almost wholly
upon the ability of the levees to hold the
water.
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:
Observation-Disclosures 10. 4 p. M, G.; p.
M, 56; II midnight, "a. March 20, a. M,
50; a. M, 81; II noon, SO; 2 p. M, SO.
Maximum, 80, at p. m March 20; mini
mum, 50, at a. m. March 90
Barometer-March 10, p. M; 1892; 8 p.
M, 3O.31; II midnight, 3O.31. March 20, 4
a. M, 1925; 8 a. M, 1924; noon, 3O.1S;
p. m, 3O.11.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. m: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, %; Dalecarlia reservoir temperature,
%; condition at north connection, II; condi-
ton at south connection, 20; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, %; condition
at eff1uent gate house. %; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "a; condition at in
fluent, p; condition at effluent, 10.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 7:15 a. m. and p. M;
high tide, 80 a. m. and p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:12 a. m. and S:55
p. m. /; high tide 1:21 a. m. and so p. m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, sos a. M; sun sets, Gil
p. m.
Moon rises 1:19 a. m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:O4 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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished