Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
NOT so WARM TONIGHT.
Tuesday Fair; Fresh Northeasterly
Winds, Becoming Variable.

Tuesday Fair; Fresh Northeasterly
Winds, Becoming Variable.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia. cloudy and not so warm tonight,
with occasional rain. Tuesday fair, fresh
northeasterly Winds becoming variable.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Cloudy, rainy weather prevails over the
eastern half of the country, and fair
weather over the western half. An area Of
high pressure occupies the Canadian mari
time provinces and extends southwestward
to the south Atlantic states.
Pressure is low In the Dakotas. and
thence southwark to Texas, also in British
Columbia An area OF high pressure is
moving northward along the California
coast.
There has been general rain in New Eng
land, and thence southwestward east OF
the Appalacians to the gulf, and westward
from the east gulf states to southern Cali
fornia.
The temperature continues much above
the seasonal average in all parts OF the
country east of the Rocky mountains.
Cloudy, unsettled weather will continue
tonight in the middle Atlantic states and
lower lake region and rain is probable In
the south Atlantic and east gulf states,
Tennessee, and the lower Ohio valley. Rain
Is also probable Tuesday in the Ohio val
ley, the gulf states, except Florida, and
locally in the south Atlantic states.
The temperature changes will not be i'm
portant
Fresh northeasterly winds will prevail
along the middle Atlantic coast, and light
southerly winds will become northeasterly
on the south Atlantic coast tonight; on the
east gulf coast mostly light east to south
east winds will prevail.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeast winds and
rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Block Island, 2.1O; At
antic City, 152; Boston, 1872; Passport. 1.1O
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
am. Sunday: Hatteras, 1O1; Cincinnati,
2.o2; Columbus 1.S2; Cairo. 1.12; Evansville,
2.4S; Knoxville, 1.36; Palestine, 2.4; Par
kersburg, 2.22; Vicksburg, LIS; Nashville,
LIP; Chattanooga, EOS; Mt. Carmel. Ill.,,
1.S4; Johnsonville, Tenn, EOS; Florence,
Ala, 220; Youngstown, Ohio, 200.
Special river bulletin-The heavy rains of
Saturday and Sunday have materially in
creased the volume of water in the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. and their principal
tributaries. Danger line stages prevail from
Cincinnati to New Orleans. The greatest
height above the danger line is at Evans
vile, viz, 6S feet. At Memphis the rise
continues steadily at the rate Of Ito to
2-1O of a foot in twenty-four hours, while
at New Orleans the stage this morning Is
loI Ieel, q rise OF UO 1OOt during the last
twenty-fOur hours and within Ia foot Of
the highest water on record. The Missis-
sfppi above Cairo is rising rapidly. The
Arkansas is also rising, while the White,
Black and Red rivers are now at flood
stages.
Another disturbance. now over the upper
Missouri valley threatens to cause more
rain Tuesday and Wednesday in the Ohio
and lower Mississippi valleys. If consider
able rain should fall it will still further in
tons oil
lions should be made for still higher stages.
Additional bulletins will be issued daily or
oftener should occasion require, giving lat
est information and prospects.
Records for Twentyfour Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-March 8, pm, 81; 8 pm,
So; IL midnight, 81. March g. 4 am, 81;
am, "a; u noon. So; pm, 81.
Maximum, 60, at pm, March 6; mini
mum, so, at am. March 8.
Barometer-March g. pm, 3O.12 Pm,
3O13: ~ midnight 3O.16 March 8, 4 am,
3O.1s; 8 am, 1927; noon, 1920; 2 pm,
1920.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 4S; cond1-
ton, Is. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
dition at south connection, 8. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 4S;
condition at infuent gate house, B; condi-
ton at efhuent gate house, 2; Washington
city reservoir, temperature, 46; condition at
inf1uent, 3; condition at eff1uant, 5.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1919 am. and IL pm;
high tide, 40 IN. and AIT pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 30 am. and II 81
pm; high tide, 4:49 am. and 500 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:23 am; sun sets, $50
I'm.
Moon SETS 4:12 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:22 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 f1f-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.