Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-03

Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, %.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm central Wednesday morning in
western Nebraska has moved rapidly east
northeast as trough-like depression, with
lowest barometer reading over western On
tario. Its eastward movement has been
attended by thunder storms in the middle
Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the lower
lake region and by rain turning to snow In
the upper lake region.
One of the most widespread and sudden
cold waves of the season has overspread
the middle Rocky mountain region, the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, the
Missouri valley and the middle and upper
portions of the Mississippi valley. The
temperature began to fall Wednesday after
noon in the Dakotas and Nebraska, and
this morning the cold wave has spread
southwark into northern Texas and east
ward into the upper lake region. The tenn
peratures Wednesday evening in Oklahoma,
Arkansas and generally throughout Texas
were generally above so degrees. This
morning they are 10 degrees below freezing
in Oklahoma and freezing or below in
northern Texas and western Arkansas.
The cold wave will reach the gulf coast
this afternoon and tonight and overspread
the Atlantic coast districts and Florida
Friday. The weather will be fair tonight
and Friday in all portions of the WASH
ington forecast district, except the lower
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be high northwesterly,
and on the east gulf coast high northerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Jacksonville to PASSPORT;
on the gulf coast from Corpus Christi to
Tampa, and cold wave warnings have been
issued for the entire Washington forecast
district, Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Indianapolis, 1.36; Mar
quette, 1.34; Houghton, LAO.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have high southeast to south
winds and rain to the Grand Banks.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
AIN: Great Falls, temperature, 33; condi-
ton, Z. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
80: condition at north connection, II; con-
dition at south connection, 10. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, SO; con-
dition at infuent gatehouse. 10; condition
at effiuent gatehOuse, g. Washington city
reservoir, temperature SO: condition at in
fluent, 4; condition at effluent, g.
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:
pm, 80; II midnight, 81. March "a am,
80; an, 46; u noon, 81; pm, 62. Maxi
mum-62, at 2 pm. March 8. Minimum-37
at midnight March 2.
Barometer: March "a pm, 30.1S; y
pm, 16; u midnight, 3O.O5. March "a
am, SO; am, 1918; noon, $685. 2 pm,
29.56.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 3:O5 am and 3:2S pm
high tide, S:57 am. and 9:24 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1852 am. and 400
pm; high tide, 9:47 am. and 1913 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:32 am; sun sets,
5:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $50 am.
Moon rises, sos pm.
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 flf
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiShed