Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-03
FAIR TONIGHT.
Wednesday Increasing Cloudiness
Light, Variable Winds.

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Wednesday Increasing Cloudiness;
Light, Variable Winds.
Forecast till s pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
| land. fair tonight. Wednesday. increasing
cloudiness; light variable winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight. Wednesday
| fair in northern, rain in southern portion;
variable winds, becoming fresh northeast
| erly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
An area of high pressure of great magni-
| tude extends from the Canadian maritime
provinces southwestern to the east gulf
coast. Pressure continues low over the
plateau region, and there are indications OF
disturbance in the west gulf.
Rain has fallen in Texas and on the Pa
cific coast; elsewhere fair weather has pre-
vailed.
The temperature changes have been gen
orally slight and unimportant.
Rain is probable tonight and wednesday
in the east gulf states, and IN the. soutn
Atlantic states and the lower OHIO valley
Wednesday.
The temperature changes will not be i'm
portant.
lantic coast will be fresh northeasterly,
probably becoming southeasterly on the
south Atlantic coast Wednesday; on the
east gulf coast fresh northeasterly winds
will continue tonight, becoming northerly
Wednesday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the Cali
fornia coast at Point Reyes light.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh east to south
east winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The Ohio river continues to rise at Par
kersburg and below except at the mouth
nf no ri yxhn ic ia
flood wave this morning is between Parkers-
burg and Cincinnati 1t will reach lower
river points within the next two days, and
it's influence on the Mississippi Will con-
tinue to be felt for the next ten days or
two weeks.
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 2, pm, Al; Pm
A; II midnight, Al. March ), am, ~ !,
8 am, 80; II noon, so; pm, 81.
Maximum 81 at 1870 p.m.. March 3; min
imum, 80, at am, March 3.
Barometer-March 2. q pm, 30.4o; pm,
80 46; II midnight, 1880. March 8, a.m
80. 50; 8 am, 3O.5S; pm, 30.53.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 43; condi-
10; condition at north connection, /; condi-
ton at south connection, 2. Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, Al; con-
dition at influent gate house, /; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 2. Washington city
reservoir temperature, ~: condition at in
fluent, 4; condition at eff1uent, g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:4S am. and 500 pm. );
high tide, 1O:47 am. and 9:O2 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am and $40
pm; high tide. II 81 am. and Ii 40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:32 am; sun sets, 1858
pm.
Moon sets, 1927 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises, $50 am.
The City Lights.
The city lamps and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiShed
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.