Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
Cloudy Tonight and Friday; Light,
Variable Winds, Mostly Southerly.

Forecast till pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Maryland and Virgins a,
cloudy tonight and Friday with occasional
rain; light variable winds, mostly eoutherly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The high that has covered the Atlantlc
coast districts for several days past Is CIV
ing way under the influence of a trough
shaped depression that extends from east
ern Texas northeastward to the lower lake
region. An area Of high pressure covers
the Dakotas and Nebraska. and pressure
continues low over the Pacific coast and the
plateau region. A well-defined depression
appears this morning over Utah.
Rain has fallen in eastern Texas and OK
lahoma, and thence northeastward to the
lake region, including eastern New YORK.
Rain has also fallen in the southern por-
ton of the south Atlantic states, on the
Pacific coast. and locally in the plateau
and Rocky mountain regions.
It is somewhat warmer in the upper OHIO
valley.
seasonal average in all districts, except the
extreme northwest.
Cloudy, unsettled weather with occasional
rain will prevail in the greater part of the
Washington forecast district during the
next thirty-Six hours.
Important temperature changes are not
anticipated.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be mostly light to fresh and
variable; on the east gulf coast mostly light
to fresh southeasterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light easterly winds and &C.
casional rains to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: ST. Louis, 1.O2; Los
Angeles, 122; Memphis, ITO.
The rise in the Ohio river has reached
Cairo, although the crest of the flood has
not yet passed Cincinnati. The Mississippi
at Memphis, after remaining stationary for
nearly two days, has again begun to rise
slowly. The rise also continues in the
lower river with stages slightly above dam
ger line.
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:
Observation-Disclosures 4, 4 pm, 81; 8 pm,
81; IL midnight, 43. March 5, am, AZ;
am, 49, II noon, So, 2 pm, 81.
Maximum, g. at pm, March 5; mini
mum, SO. at Z am, March 5.
Barometer-March 4, pm, 3O.35; pm,
"a; IL midnight $780,. March 5, am,
1921; 8 am, 3O.16; noon, Bib; pm,
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a. M. GredI fdllS-leInpeTdtuTe,4 "a, COHul-
ton, 6. Dalecarlia neutrality-suspicious.
43; condition at north connection, 3; condi-
ton at south connection, 2. Georgetown
distributing neutrality-suspicious. 43; con-
dition at influent gate house, 1; condition at
eff1uent gate house, /. Washington city
reservoir-temperature 80; condition at in
fluent, 2; condition at ef1uent, Z.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:17 am. and 7:04 PM;
high tide, 1920 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, I'll am. and 500
pm; high tide, 1898 am. and ZIP pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, 5:55
pm.
Moon sets, 1926 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:2S 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 ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.