Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
FAIR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
Fresh Northwesterly Winds, Diminish
ing, Are Indicated.

ing, Are Indicated.
| Forecast till s pm. Wednesday-For the
| District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia fair tonight and Wednesday;
| fresh northwesterly winds, diminishing.
| Weather conditions and general forecast:
The Atlantic coast storm has advanced
| to Cape Cod. The north Pacific storm has
moved eastward, and this morning oyerlies
| Alberta.
| Pressure is very much lower over the
whole country than it has been at any time
during the month
During the last twenty-four hours rain
| has fallen over the south and middle At
lantic states, New England, the lower lake
region and the upper Ohio valley. Local
rains have also fallen on the Pacific coast
and over the Rocky mountain and plateau
regions.
The temperature has risen in the middle
Mississippi valley and the northwest.
Fair weather will prevail tonight and
Wednesday in practically all of the Wash
ington forecast district.
| The temperature changes will be unim-
portant the tendency being to rise slowly
! in all districts.
The winds along the middle and south At
lantic coast will be mostly fresh westerly,
and on the east gulf coast light and yari-
able, becoming southeasterly and fresh.
Storm warnings displayed on the New
England coast, and on the Washington and
Oregon coasts
The following heavy precipitation Gin
| inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Boston, 150; Block Is
land. Les; Norfolk, l. IL; Pittsburg, 1.O4
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northwest winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks
Special River Bulletin.
There is no change in the lower Missis-
sippi river situation this morning.
The stage at vicksburg is ola feet. at
New Orleans, 20.2 feet, fall of OIL foot
since Monday morning
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 3o-4 pm, A; 8
".n,.. 49, L midnight. ~. March 81 am,
Al; am, "A; II noon, 81 pm, So Maxi
nnui4l--..,. III ;,-' arch 81. Minimum
Al, at 4 am. March 81.
Barometer Match 3O-4 pm, 29.73 8
pm, 1851: IL midnight, %. So March 81
4 am. 1856; 8 am, 29.65; noon, 29.75; 2
+. M, 2916.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 46; condi-
ton, 1; Dalecarlia reservoir temperature,
81; condition at north connection, 1; condi-
ton at south connection, 6; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
ditfon at infiuent gate house, 8; condition
at effiuent gate house. 2; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, so; condition at in
fluent, 4; condition at effluent 3d.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide $3.50 am and Ais pm;
high tide, $40 am and 1000 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:20 am and SOB
pm; high tide, 1924 am. and 1915 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:47 am; sun sets, 6:22
pm.
= Moon sets, 9:4 pm
Tonorrow-Sun rises, SAC am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushng begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.