Evening star., 1904-03-24
WARMER TONIGHT.
Showers in Early Morning; Variable
Winds, Becoming Southerly.

Winds, Becoming Southerly.
Forecast till pm. Friday-For Delaware
and Maryland, fair. warmer tonight, fol-
lowed by showers in early morning; Friday
showers; light variable winds, becoming
fresh southerly.
For the District of Columbia, increasing
cloudiness and warmer tonight with Show
ers in early morning. Friday showers;
variable winds, becoming fresh southerly.
For Virginia, showers late tonight and on
Friday; warmer Friday; fresh northeaster-
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 81; a year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The regular progression of north Pacific
lows across the continent continues. The
last storm to reach the Pacific coast has
advanced to western Nebraska, with lowest
attended by high southerly, shifting to
westerly winds and snow, with a decided
fall in temperature in its northwest quad
rant. The eastern area of high pressure
has moved to eastern New York and in
creased in intensity.
Rain has fallen in southern Virginia and
thence southwark to Florida and scattered
showers and thunder storms have occurred
in Kansas, Nebraska, western Iowa and
precipitation has been general throughout
the Rocky mountain and plateau regions.
Warmer weather prevails over the east
ern slope of the Rocky mountains and the
middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys.
1t is decidedly colder in Montana and the
Rocky mountain and pleauteau regions.
Warmer weather prevails over the eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains and the mid
die Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys. 1t
is decidedly colder in Montana and the
Rocky mountain and plateau regions.
The eastward movement of the western
storm will be attended by showers tonight
IN the Ohio valley and Tennessee. the lower
lake region and the western portion of the
middle and south Atlantic states. and show
ers will continue Friday over practically
the whole of the Washington forecast dis
trict.
1t will be warmer tonight in the Ohio val
ley. Tennessee and the lower lake region,
and warmer Friday in Atlantic coast dis
tricts north of the Carolinas Colder
weather will prevail Friday in Ohio, Ken
lucky, western Tennessee and western Mis-
sissippi.
Along the middle and south Atlantic coast
light northeasterly winds will become fresh
southeasterly, increasing to brisk Friday
afternoon; on the east gulf coast increasing
southeast to south winds will prevail.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Wichita, L3O; Augusta,
214.s
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
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 %, 4 pm, SO; &
pm, 81: 12 midnight, 46; March "a. am,
3s: am. 3s; II noon, 81; pm, CO.
Maximum. GO. at pm. March 24; mini
mum, 81 at am, March "a.
Par Observation-Disclosures % 4 m m 40 Cl. n m,
3O.34: IL midnight. 30.41; March "a. 4 am,
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 9
am: Great Falls. temperature, A; condi-
ton, IA; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature.
45: condition at north connection. Is; con-
dition at south connection, IL; Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, A; con-
dition at influent gatehouse, 8; condition at
eftiuent gate house, Z; Washington city
reservoir. temperature, ~; condition at in
fluent. 8; condition at effiuent, f.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1908 am and 1859 pm
high tide, 1888 a. m. and 1: :12 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:07 am and 9:02
pm; high tide, 1:35 I'm. and 2:02 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. $50 am; sun sets, GLE
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:5S am
Moon sets, 1:2I am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All are and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.