Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-08


and colder; light to fresh southerly winds,
shifting to northerly.
For Maryland, rain tonight colder in
western portion. Thursday partly cloudy
and colder; fresh southerly winds, shifting
to northerly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, A.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
A trough of low pressure extends from
the gulf states northeastward to the Gulf
of Saint Lawrence. There is also a mod
crate disturbance over Lake Superior and
another over the Saskatchewan valley.
There have been general rains and SHOWS
east of the Rocky mountains, except in the
extreme northwest, and local rains in the
southern plateau.
Temperatures are much higher in New
York and New England, and lower in the
central west and the southwest
There will be rain tonight in the middle
and south Atlantic and east gulf states,
continuing Thursday on the south Atlantic
coast and in Florida. There will also be
rains and SHOWS in the lower lake region,
except the extreme western portion.
1t will be colder Thursday in the middle
and south Atlantic and east gulf states, and
colder tonight in the Ohio valley.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh southwesterly shifting to
northwesterly; on the south Atlantic coast
light to fresh southeast to south, and on
the east gulf coast fresh southeast TO south,
shifting to northwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Roswell, 1.02; Taylor,
100 Columbus, 1.02; Shreveport, 100.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have rain with fresh southerly
winds shifting to northwesterly Thursday,
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
Observation-Disclosures Z, pm, "a; pm.
SO; II midnight, 50. March s. am, SO;
m. 81; II noon, 49, pm, 80
Maximum. So. at pm. March 8; mini
mum, 30, al m. March 7.
Barometer-March T. 4 pm, 30 IS; 8 pm
80. %; II midnight, 301S. March 8, am,
1910; 8 am, 30o6; noon, 29.9s; 2 pm, $50
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
fecks standard thermometer was as fol-
lows 8 am, 80; II noon 81; pm. 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1851 am. and All pm I;
high tide, 9:35 m and 1853 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:25 am. and 4:49
pm; high tide, 1910 am. and 1919 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sup rose, 6:24 am; sun sets, $3.50
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 500 am.
Moon sets S:21 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 are and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at !
am: Great Falls, temperature, SO; condi-
| tion 2. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
| 33; condition at north connection, 8: condi.
| ton at south connection. 3. Georgetown
| distributing reservoir. temperature, 33;
| condition at infiuent gate house, 3; condi-
| ton at effiuent gatehouse 4. Washington
| city reservoir temperature, 33; condition at
| infiuent, 8; condition at effluent, 6.