Evening star., 1904-03-22
RAIN AND WARNER roNhHr.
Wednesday Showers and Thunder

StoTmSs Ga1r In the A1tefnoon.
Forecast till 8 pm. "Wednesday; For the
District of Columbia ana Delaware. taia and
warmer tonight. Wednesday showers and
thunder storms. followed by fair in the
afternoon: fresh southerly. shifting to west
erly winds.
For Maryland. rain and warmer tonight.
Wednesday showers and thunder squalls;
brisk southerly, shifting to westerly winds.
For Virginia, rain and warmer tonight.
wednesday fair and colder tny western,
showers in eastern portion, with rising tenn
perature; fresh southerly, shifting tt west
erly winds, with thunder squalls Wednes-
day.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, "a; year ago, 81.
Weather conditions aid general forecast:
The barometric depression that covered the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains Mon
day morning has altered its form somewhat
and persists this morning as a trough of
low pressure stretching from Texas north
eastward to Lake Huron. The area of high
pressure that was central over the north
east Atlantic coast Monday continues to
dominate the weather in eastern districts.
IL has caused northeasterly winds and
cloudy weather, with rain from New Eng
land to Florida. A second area of high
pressure is moving southeastward over the
LAiuulc ROCKY mountain region
Raln has been general in the lake region,
the middle Atlantic states, southern New
England, the south Atlantic states and the
Ohio valley. On the Pacific coast the
weather has cleared, except in Oregon and
Washington.
The temperature has risen sharply in the
Ohio valley and the lake region, and fallen
over the plateau and Rocky mountain re-
gions.
Rain is indicated tonight in the lower lake
region. the Ohi0 valley the middle
Atlantic states and in the south Atlantic
states, and the east gulf states tonight and
Wednesday,
The temperatures will fall decidedly in the
lower lake region and thence southwest to
western Tennessee. 1t will be warmer in
Atlantic coast districts
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will shift to southeasterly and southerly
and become brisk; the south Atlantic
coast fresh easterly winds will shift to
southeriy and southwesterly; on the east
gulf coast the winds will be mostly fresh
Southerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast from Cape Cod to New
Haven sections.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
lnches) has been reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: Springfield, ILL.,, 116.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh easterly winds and
rain 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
al pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-March p, 4 pm, 35; 8
pm, 30; II midnight, "a. March %, A am,
"a; 8 am, 81; u noon, AZ; pm, AZ.
Maximum, AZ, at 2 pm. March %; min
imum, "a, at am March %.
Barometer-March 2L pm, 1896; 8
pm, 3O.37 II midnight, 30.S3. March %,
am, 30.2S; am, 1924; noon, 1920;
p. M, 30. 10. gsR
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, a, condi-
ton, 16 Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
"A; condition at north connection, IS; con-
dition at south connection, 12. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 3S; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, 8; condition at
reservoir, temperature, ~; condition at in
fluent, 3; condition at eff1uent, 3. -
Tide Table. la,f
Today-Low tide, 5:22 am. and eos pm. !;
high tide, II :2S am. and las pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:08 an and D. m. !;
high tide, 12:17 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:02 am; sun sets, GLIB
pm.
Tomorow-sun rises, 6:o1 ans
Moon sets IL IA 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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-ive minutes before sunrise.