Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-24
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and Colder Tonight and Wednes-
day; Fresh Winds.


Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair and colder tonight and Wednes-
day; fresh west to northwest WINDS
For Virginia, fair and colder tonight and
Wednesday; light southerly winds, becom-
ing westerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The weather continues cloudy over the
northeastern sections and the lake region,
and generally fair elsewhere.
The western area of high pressure has
moved southeastward to the southern slope
region, while the area Of low pressure that
covered the Ohio valley Monday morning
has apparently filled up, leaving, however,
a remnant ever Lake Michigan The lat
ter has remained stationary during the last
twelve hours and deepened considerably
Snow has fallen in the upper lake region
and the upper and middle Mississippi val
ley, and rain in the Ohio valley and locally
in the middle Mississippi valleys.
Cloudy unsettled weather with rain OF
snow will prevail in the lower lake region
and northern New York tonight and Wed
nesday; elsewhere generally fair weather
will prevail.
1t will be colder in the Atlantic coast
districts.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be mostly fresh south
erly, becoming westerly; on the gulf coast
light to fresh northerly.
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Sutton, w. Va, 1.52;
Montreal, 1.16: Portland, Me-, 1.2o; North
field, LOG; Scranton, 1.54.
Special River Bulletin.
below Memphis, and to fall northward to
Cairo at about the same rate as during the
two days preceding.
Stages this morning were as follows:
1914 a fall of OIL foot; Vicksburg, 51.3.
rise of O4 foot; New Orleans, 20, fall Of
OIL foot. No changes from previous fore
casts are indicated.
eastern Pennsylvania to Georgia, except
northern Virginia, are also in flood, but
not to an alarming extent, and the neces-
sary warnings were issued Monday.
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 p. m. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures %, 4 p. M, 81; p.
M, 81; II midnight, 80. March "a, a. M,
SO; a. m, So; II noon, 81; 2 p M. 63.
Maximum-63 at p. m. March "a; mini
mum, 81 at a. M March a.
m, 1891; II midnight, 1894. March "a, 4
a. m, 1882; a. M, 1924; noon, 1892; 2
p M, 1880.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 55; condi-
ton, 1. Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
56; condition at north connection, 1; condi-
ton at south connection; 8. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature 81; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, %; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 80. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent, 81; condition at ef11uent 8.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, II am. and 81 p. m. /;
high tide. 4:25 am. and 4:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:51 am: high
tide, 5:21 am. and Sal pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:5S am; sun sets, 6:15
pm.
Moon rises. 1856 a. m. tomorrow.
Toorrow-Sun rises, 1857 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguished begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted f1f-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
fnrty-fiye minutes before sunrise.