Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-23

| Saturday; fresh northeast to east winds
For MISUNDERSTANDING cloudiness to-
night; Saturday or rain: variable
| winds, becoming fresh easterly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; year ago. IS.
Weather conditions and general forecasts.
The weather this morning is largely domi-
mated by an area of high pressure that
stretches from the upper lake region TO
the New Jersey coast in connection with a
shallow depression that has persisted for
several days over the southern Rocky
mountain region. This combination has
caused rain in Arkansas, Oklahoma and
southwestern Missouri, and sleet or snow in
scattered localities in the Missouri valley
ana extreme southern Illinois. West of the
Rocky mountains light scattered rains have
1aiien. due to an irregular depression that
occupies that territory.
The temperature has fallen sharply in
New England and the middle Atlantic
states, and risen somewhat in the upper
Missouri valley.
For tonight and Saturday snow is prob
able In the Ohio valley and rain in the
lower Mississippi valley. Snow is indicated
Tor the southern portion of the middle At
lantic states Saturday.
The temperature changes will be general
~ small and unmportant
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
VIII be light and variable; on the south
Atlantic coast fresh northeasterly, and on
the east gulf coast light and variable most
ly northeasterly
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield. Mo-, 228;
St. Johns, N. b. 40.
steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh westerly
winds and fair 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
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer March o. pm, 49, p m,
81: II midnight. 80. March %. 4 am. 25:
Am, "a; ~ noon, 81; pm, 80.
Maximum-43 at 2 pm, March %; mini
mum. %, at 6 am. March %
Barometer-March %, pm 30.14; s D.
M, 30.23; II midnight. 1884. March %, 4
en- en-. S0.45; an, So.65; noon, 3e.6s; pm,
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, LOO am and 20 p.m.:
high tide, 7:0S am. and I:3O pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:05 am. and 2:24
p. M; high tide, 1850 am. and s:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, GOO am; sun sets, 6:I4
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:59 am.
Moon rises, am tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
ngnted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
lnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and fncandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
q. M Great Falls temperature. %: con-
ditfon, 40; Dalecarlia reservoir tempera-
ture. 20; condition at north connection, 100:
condition at south connection, 2G0 George
toy town distributing reservoir. temperature.
20; condition at infiuent gate house, 80; con-
dition at efiiuent gate house, %: Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature. 80; condi-
ton 1t infiuent. 90; condition at effiuent, 35.
Up-Hiver Water.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, March D.