Evening star., 1904-03-02
WARMER TONIGHT.
Rain in Early Morning and During
Thursday,

Forecast till pm. Thursday.-For the
| District of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
| land, cloudy and warmer tonight, with rain
in early morning and during Thursday, with
rising temperature: variable winds, becom-
ing fresh southerly.
For Virginia, cloudy and warmer tonight,
with rain in northern portion. Thursday
| rain, with rising temperature; variable
wind becoming fresh southerly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-f
hours, 20; a year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
"A disturbance has moved SOutheaSward
from the north Pacific coast and this
morning occupies the middle Rocky noun
tain region and western Nebraska. Pres
sure continues high over northern districts
and along the northern border and a
marked area of high pressure is moving
southeastward in the rear of the middle
Rocky mountain depression.
Scattered showers have occurred in the
south Atlantic states and eastern TenneS-
see, and snow has fallen in North Dakota
and the northern Rocky mountain region.
1t is decidedly warmer over the middle
portion of the eastern Rocky mountain
slope and the southwest. and 1t is decid-
edly colder in Montana. North Dakota and
northern Minnesota.
The Rocky mountain disturbance will
move eastward during the next thirty six
ley and the middle Atlantic states and
general rains Thursday in the lower lake
region, the Ohio valley. and thence south
ward and eastward to the east gulf and
south Atlantic states.
1t will be warmer tonight in the Ohio val
ley and middle Atlantic states, and colder
weather will prevail Thursday in the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and the lower Mississippi
valley.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be mostly easteriy, becoming
southerly and brisk Thursday; on the south
Atlantic coast light variable winds will be-
come fresh southwesterly; on the east gulf
coast the winds will be fresh to brisk
southwesterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
cloudy 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
a pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-March l. pm, 40; p.m
4O II midnight. 36 March 2. A am, 80; 8
am, 80; Il noon, "a; pm, 36 Maximum,
~, at 4 pm, March |: minimum, %, at z
m. March 2.
arometer-March 1. pm, 1920: p.m
2o2l; II midnight. 303O. March 2, am
3O.2s; am, 30.33; noon. 80. "a: pm, 50. 26
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Washington city reservoir, tempera-
ture, 80; condition at inf1uent. 6; condition
at effuent. B.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide. 2:15 am and 2:32 D m. !:
high tide. S:07 am. and S:33 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:05 am. and 1923
pm; high tide. S:57 am and 9:A pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 6:33 am; sun SETS
5:54 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:32 am Moon
rises, 6:53 pm
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
t1ngulshing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty five minutes before sunrise