Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and Not So Warm Tonight; Sun
day Cloudy,

District of Columbia, Maryland and Del
aware, fair and not SO warm tonight; Sum
day increasing cloudiness; light, variable
winds
Virginia. generally fair tonight. except
rain in southeast portion. not so warm to-
night; increasing cloudiness Sunday; light.
variable winds.
The weather is cloudy and rainy this
morning over the eastern side of the coun-
try, and the temperatures remain Excess
sively high for the season. West OF the
Appalachians fair weather and low tenn
peratures prevail. The western area OF
high pressure has moved slowly northeast
ward, diminishing greatly in intensity. The
trough OF low pressure has divided, one de-
preston being central over southern Ala
bama, the second over the lower lake re-
gion. third depression Is moving south
eastward over the Dakotas Rain has
fallen in the lower lake region, New Eng
land and thence southwark to the gulf
Snow continues in the upper lake region.
The temperature has fallen twenty to thir-
ty degrees in the Ohio valley and the lower
lake region. 1t has risen like amount In
the upper Missouri valley. Rain will prob
ably continue in the east gulf and south At
lantic states tonight and along the coast
Sunday. 1t will be much colder tonight in
the eastern portion of the lower lake re-
gion and the middle Atlantic states and
warmer Sunday in the Ohio valley and the
lower lake region.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be mostly fresh south
erly; on the east gulf coast mostly north
erly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwest to south
winds and rainy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The Mississippi river is falling from Cairo
to Memphis, but is still rising and will con-
tinue to rise below. The stages this MORN
ing We're as follows: Cairo, 1913 feet; Mem
VioE Noxxy
Orleans 1871 feet.
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 204 PM, "A; 8
pm, SO; II midnight g. March PA am.
62; am, 60; II noon, IS; 2 pm, 6S. Maxi
mum-74, at pm. March 20. Minimum
60, at am. March p.
Barometer: March 90 pm, 3O.OS; 8
pm, 1904; II midnight, 1902. March 21-
4 am, 1901; am, 1904; noon, 1901; 2
pm, 1892.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, 30; condi-
ton, 26; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection, "a; condi-
ton at south connection, IS; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, Sc; con-
oAeioIl dt Sdle mousse, oU, COnOltlOn
at eff1uent gate house, %; Washington city
reservoir. temperature 81; condition at in
fluent, %; condition at ef1uent, IL.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, S:12 am. and S:55 pm. !;
high tide, 81 am. and 1:52 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am. and $50
PM; high tide, 2:2O am. and 2:5O pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:04 am; sun sets. 6:12
pm.
Moon rises, 204 m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 600 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tfnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise