Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18
RAIN LATE TONIGHT.
Warmer Tonight; Increasing southerly
Winds.


Forecast till pm. Sunday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, rain late
tonight and Sunday; warmer tonight; in
creasing southerly winds.
For Virginia cloudy tonight; rain in
northern and western portions; warmer in
western portion. Sunday, rain; increasing
southerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 70; year ago, 40.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The disturbance in the west has resolved
itself into well-defined storm of circular
type, and is central this morning over west
ern Kansas with much increased intensity
and an apparent northeast movement. The
depression in front of the storm extends
In a broad trough nOrtheastWard through
the Saint Lawrence valley, and rains have
been general from the middle west and
southwest northeastward through the lake
region. except in the Ohio valley. There
were also general. though mostly light,
rains west of the Rocky mountains, except
In the southern plateau, where there was
snow.
Temperatures are very high for the sea-
son in the central valleys and the lake
region and the middle and northern slopes.
ranging from 10 to % degrees above The
seasonal average They have, however,
begun to fall in the northwest under the
influence of area of high pressure, CEN
trail over Manitoba.
There will be rain tonight and Sunday in
the east and south generally, except in
the south Atlantic states, where rain will
probably delay until Sunday.
1t will be warmer tonight in the middle
and south Atlantic states, and co.der in
the western upper lake region. 1t viii be
colder Sunday in the lower lake region,
Ohio valley and the northern portion of
the middle Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be southwesterly, increasing in force;
or the south Atlantic coast fresh to brisk
southeast to south, and the east gulf
coast fresh to brisk south to west
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Palestine, 1.30; TaylCr,
go: Springfield, Mo-, 1.O4.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have increasing south % south
west winds with 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
at pm. yesterday:
pm. So; u midnight. 81. March IS. am,
4s; am. ~; u noon, II; pm, 70.
Maximum, 70, at 2 pm, March IS; mini
mum, 80, at Z a. m, March 49,
Barometer-March H. p. m. II; pm,
30.12; II midnight, 30.12. March IS. am,
30.0S; am, 301o; noon, 5000; 2 pm, 29.95.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1859 am; high tide.
5:22 am. and 5:52 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1888 am. and 1855
pm; high tide, $40 am and 6:49 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose Cos am: sun sets, 600
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:07 am.
Moon sets 5:04 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 arc and incandescent lamps lighted flf-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguIshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
S a.m.-Great Falls. temperature, A; con-
dition, 8. Dalecarlia' reservoir. tempera-
ture. 40: condition at north connection. o.;
condition at south connection, 5. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
II: condition at influent gate house, A.; con-
dition at effiuent gate house, 3. Washing
ton city reservoir. temperature, 80; condi-
ton at influent, 8; condition at eff1uent. g.