Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-30
RAIN TONIGHT.
Tuesday Fair, With Rising Tempera
ture, Brisk Winds.

Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Delaware, rain to-
night. Tuesday fair, with rising tempera-
ture; brisk northeasterly winds, becoming
southwesterly.
For Maryland and Virginia, rain tonight
Tuesday fair, with rising temperature;
strong northeast to east winds along the
coast this afternoon, shifting to westerly
tonight.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm, central Sunday morning In
Florida, has moved northeastward along
the coast, being central this morning on the
Carolina coast. 1t has been attended by
high northeasterly winds and rain. with
much lower temperature. The northeastern
high has advanced to the New England
coast, and is rapidly moving OF to sea-
Pressure is generally low over the western
portion of the country.
Rain has been general and continuous IN
the south Atlantic states during the last
twenty-four hours. 1t has extended during
the last twelve hours into the Ohio valley
and the middle Atlantic states.
The temperature changes have been rev
and unmportant.
Rain will continue tonight in the south
ern portion of the middle Atlantic states,
and there will be rain tonight and Tuesday
in the northern portion, including the lower
lake region and the upper Ohio valley.
The temperature will rise slowly In all
districts Tuesday.
Dangerously high easterly winds will pre-
vail tonight along the middle Atlantic
coast, and brisk west to northwest winds
along the south Atlantic coast; on the east
gulf coast mostly fresh west to northwest
winds will prevail.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from HatteraS to PASSPORT.
Steamers departing Monday for European
ports will have brisk to high east to south
easterly winds and rainy weather to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Chattanooga, 120; Au-
gusta, 1926; Savannah 2.54; Charlotte, l2O;
Charleston, 1O4 Raleigh, 164; Richmond
LIZ; Atlanta, 1872; Wytheville, Lag.
Special River Bulletin.
There has been little change in the lower
Mississippi river situation since Saturday
At Vicksburg the stage this morning was
51.5 feet fall of O.3 foot since Saturday
morning, and at New Orleans, 2O.3 feet, a
rise of O.2 foot
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 %, pm, 40; 8
pm. Al; II midnight 80; March 80. am.
So; am, 3S; u noon Al; pm, 43.
Maximum, 45, at pm, March %; mini
mum, &c. at am, March ~.
Observation-Disclosures %, pm, 3O.48; 8
pm, 3O.47; u midnight, 1910; March 80, 4
am. 3O25; am, 30.14; noon, 1895; pm,
1882.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, so; condi-
ton, 10: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at nort.4 connection, 10; condi-
ton at south connection, g. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dtIon at influent gate house, 3; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 2; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, so; condition at in
fluent, 3; condition at effluent, IA.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:59 am. and $3.50 pm. /;
high tide, $3.50 am. and 9:18 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $3.50 am and 4:15
p. m; high tide, $40 am. and 1000 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. $40 am; sun sets, 6:21
pm.
Moon sets, $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SAT am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.